Investigate the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis on a green plant.
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... Introduction For this piece of coursework I have been set a task to investigate the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis on a green plant. I stress that it is a green plant because not all plants have the pigment chlorophyll, that's why not all plants are green. Photosynthesis is a chemical reaction occurring in the leaves of green plants. Using the energy from sunlight, it changes carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen, where oxygen is the waste product. Glucose can be converted to sucrose and carried to other parts of the plant in phloem vessels. Glucose can also be converted into starch and stored. The starch can later be turned back into glucose and used in respiration. 6CO2 + 6H20 + Light energy==(chlorophyll)==> C6H12O6 + 6O2 For this experiment I will be using a Canadian pondweed called Elodea. Elodea will be good for this experiment because it













