Lab 5 photosynthesis Flashcards

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Photosynthesis requires

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  • Water
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Energy from sunlight
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Plants are:

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Autotrophs

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The sugar produced by the plant during photosynthesis

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Can be stored as starch

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Photosynthesis

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  • occurs in the chloroplasts of plant leaf cells
  • produces oxygen and water for the environment
  • removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
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The plant cell organelle(s) used for photosynthesis is/are:

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Chloroplasts

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Bromothymol blue is used in photosynthesis experiments as

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A CO2 indicator

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Paper chromatography can be used to

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Separate plant pigments

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Pigments you might find in plants include:

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  • Xanthophyll
  • chlorophyll a
  • carotene
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The Rf value describes the relationship between

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Distance moved by the pigment relative to the distant moves by the solvent.

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A spectrophotometer

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Measures the amount of light passing through a solution

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