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PHOTOSYNTHESIS SUMMATIVE PROJECT

PROBLEM: How does doubling the amount of carbon dioxide from .5g of bisodium carbonate dissolved in 100mL of water to 1g. Dissolved in 100mL of water affect the rate of photosynthesis in the elodea? HYPOTHETHESIS: If you increase the amount of carbon dioxide (by doubling the amount of bisodium) then the rate of photosynthesis will increase by 45%. THEORY: Photosynthesis is when plants produce foods, oxygen, and glucose from light energy. Photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplasts, which is located in the leaves. I think that our experiment will produce more photosynthesis when we double the amount of baking soda in the vile because it lets out more carbon dioxide when the amount is increased in water. Looking at the data for 2012 the average increase of the 6 periods the carbon dioxide increased by 45%. I found sources online that also showed adding carbon dioxide will increase the rate of photosynthesis.

PROCEDURE FOR CARBON DIOXIDE (BAKING SODA) 1. Measure and cut at an angle elodea 7 to 9 cm. 2. Remove a few leaves from end of stem and slightly crush end of stem. 3. Measure mass in grams and record. 4. Put elodea stem side up in a test tube. 5. Fill test tube with water and baking soda solution (1 gram to 100 mL of water). 6. Put tube in rack and adjust lamp with blue light 5 cm from top of test tube. 7. Turn on lamp and wait 1 minute. 8. After 1 minute, begin counting small, medium and large bubbles for 3 minutes. Record data. 9. Repeat with.5 grams and 100mL of water. 10. Repeat for Trial 2

DATA/OBSERVATIONS:
Trial 1 ___grams
Small x 1 CO2 1 gram 42x1=42

Oxygen Produced in 3 minutes at 5 and 10 cm


Medium x 2 17x2=34 Large x 3 4x3=12 Total 88

.5 gram

31x1=31

14x2=28

6x3=18

77

Notes: Trial 2 _____grams


Small x 1 CO2 1 gram .5 gram 95x1=95 71x1=71

Oxygen Produced in 3 minutes at 5 and 10 cm


Medium x 2 25x2=50 19x2=38 Large x 3 15x3=45 10x3=30 Total 190 139

Averages
.5g Trial 1 77 1g 88

Trial 2

139

190

Total

216

278

Average

108

139

2013 AVERAGE DATA IN 3 MINUTES FROM 5 DIFFERENT CLASSES Baking Soda


.5g CLASS PERIOD AVERAGES 1 2 3 4 6 7 TOTAL/5 AVERAGE 1g % Oxygen Decrease/Increase

108 69 33.7 23.7 26.3 3.8 192.4/6 44.1

139 47 26.5 14.3 36.3 72.8 243.2/6 56

22% increase 32% decrease 21% decrease 40% decrease 28% increase 95% increase 21% increase

Average Data for Period 1 and 7th Grade


Amount of Bubbles Produced in 3 min 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Our Average Classes 7th Grade Data 44.1 56 .5g 1.0g 108 139

Conclusion:
In this lab we were trying to find out if doubling the amount of carbon dioxide from .5g of bisodium carbonate dissolved in 100mL of water to 1g dissolved in 100mL of water affect the rate of photosynthesis in the elodea. I predicted if you increase the amount of carbon dioxide (by doubling the amount of bisodium) then the rate of photosynthesis would increase by about 45%. The percent increased 21%. Compared to seventh grade we were one of the 3 groups that our data increased. Even though only three groups data increased period 7 increased drastically so it changed the data. My hypothesis was correct but also it was incorrect. It was correct because I inferred that the data would increase but I also said that it would increase 45% not 21%.

Analysis:
There were some discrepancies in our data. A problem that we had was that we counted all of the oxygen bubbles instead of just counting the ones that floated from the stem. If we did this lab again we would know just to count the oxygen bubbles that floated from the stem of the elodea. If we take out the period that had the most bubbles and the period that had the least amount of oxygen bubbles and calculate the data it will make more sense because the data will be in a closer range. If we do that the average would be I have done research about this experiment and whether the oxygen bubbles should have increased or decreased in this lab. If we talk to the other periods about create new ideas to make this lab more accurate. Things we could do to make our average more accurate are to make sure that we turn the lights on at the same time. Our group turned our lamp sometimes on too late or early. From looking online the oxygen bubbles should have only increased. Period 2,3, and 4 all decreased so in the end we might not want to use their results. If we do all of these things to help this lab it will help a lot. BIBLIOGRAPHY Coolidge-Stolz M.D., Elizabeth, et al. Focus On Life Science. Boston, Mass: Prentice Hall, 2008. Washington State Department of Ecology. American Waterweed- A Common Native Plant. February 24, 2003. November 2013. <http://www.ecy.wa.gov/Programs/wq/plants/native/elodea.html> Young, Paul. The Botany Coloring Book. Cambridge, New York: Harper and Row, 1982.

http://www.aquaticbiologists.com/algae--weed-idguide/submerged-weeds/elodea-(canadian-water-weed) http://www.ehow.com/about_6519585_importance-elodea.html

http://extension.psu.edu/natural-resources/water/ponds/pondmanagement/aquatic-plants/elodea-common-waterweed http://aquaplant.tamu.edu/plant-identification/alphabeticalindex/elodea/

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