Essays Tagged: "process of photosynthesis"

Bacterial Growth

l other bacteria. Most of them are phototrophic, i.e. they use the sun's energy as food through the process of photosynthesis.Another classification of bacteria is according to their need of oxygen to ... known as anaerobes.The shape of specific bacteria provides for the next step in the identification process. Spherical bacteria are called cocci; the bacteria that have a rodlike shape are known as ba ...

(5 pages) 135 0 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Investigation on how light intensity affects the rate of Photosynthesis.

Introduction: Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants use the light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into simple s ... s more change of light hitting a chloroplast. Light is a very important factor when it comes to the process of photosynthesis, without light the reaction cannot be carried out and no glucose can be ma ...

(3 pages) 75 1 3.4 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

Explain how translocation of sucrose occurs in the phloem as proposed by the mass flow hypothesis.

n the phloem sieve tube between the source end(near the leaves); where sucrose is loaded due to the process of photosynthesis by the palisade and spongy mesophyll cells to the sink end(near the end wh ...

(1 pages) 34 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

To investigate whether there is a difference in the frequency of stomata between green and white areas of leaves

n colour indicates the presence of chloroplasts containing chlorophyll, which are essential for the process of photosynthesis. In contrast, the white areas of the same species of plant do not contain ... ore the difference in stomata in the green and white areas of the leaves can be explained using the processes of photosynthesis and transpiration. Photosynthesis is a process, which takes places in au ...

(12 pages) 41 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

Photosynthesis

thesisSunlight maintains and increases the orderliness of life by two methods: (1) directly, in the process of photosynthesis, which produces complex organic compounds, and (2) indirectly, in the resp ...

(2 pages) 68 1 4.3 Sep/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

Energy Sources: Electricity and its Environmental Effects

ants), and then plants themselves (which would have extracted their energy from the sun through the process of photosynthesis), the last members of the cycle are decomposers, which are involved after ... s, to control the heat. Once again the steam generated is past to the turbines. Although both these processes seem rather simple and not damaging to the environment, they are. The amounts of electrici ...

(6 pages) 117 0 4.7 Dec/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Biology Lab Report on the Effects of Photosynthesis

ght exposed and a not-light exposed leave were used to clearly identify the role of sunlight in the process of producing and storing energy.AimWe are trying to find proof, to demonstrate the necessity ... energy.AimWe are trying to find proof, to demonstrate the necessity of light and chlorophyll in the process of photosynthesis.BackgroundPhotosynthesis occurs in organisms which contain chlorophyll. It ...

(5 pages) 165 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

Photosynthesis

oss, it was done so uninterestingly and bland.B: Besides learning that excess light will damage the process of photosynthesis, I also learned that when the process is damaged, the rest of the plant wi ...

(1 pages) 7 0 0.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Comparison & Contrast between Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

mp; cellular respiration are the main pathways of energy flow in living things. Photosynthesis is a process by which plants and some other organisms convert, light energy from the sun, CO2 from the ai ... 2O from the earth, into chemical energy stored in molecules like glucose. Cellular respiration is a process in which O2 is delivered to cells in an organism & metabolic process in cells leads to t ...

(4 pages) 91 0 0.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

Two Lovers.

a mixture of primary and secondary colors caused by chemicals released inside the plant during the process of photosynthesis. As for the feeling it creates, odors released by the plant release chemic ...

(2 pages) 7 0 0.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

Biotechnology

sparency means that light can pass through the water and reach chloroplasts where it is used in the process of photosynthesis. Cohesion occurs when the water molecules stick to one another because of ... ased on biology that uses organisms or parts of the organisms to produce things to carry out useful processes. For example the use of pectinase in fruit juice industry and the use of protease in biolo ...

(3 pages) 3113 0 0.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Plant Growth Presentation

lants grown in dark have smaller leaves due to the lack of sunlight. Leaves are mainly used for the process of photosynthesis which can only in the presence of light; therefore there is no use for big ...

(1 pages) 13 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Growth Present

lants grown in dark have smaller leaves due to the lack of sunlight. Leaves are mainly used for the process of photosynthesis which can only in the presence of light; therefore there is no use for big ...

(1 pages) 966 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Lab report for chromatography,international baccalaureate programme

05cm)Solvent front distance (± 0.05cm)Green11.713.0Yellow12.513.0DATA PROCESSING: Coloured bandPigmentRatio of frontsGreenChlorophyll b0.8961YellowCa ... owCarotenoid0.9615EVALUATION:Study Questions:One of the requirements for the photosynthesis process to occur, the plant cells need sufficient light. Pigments are the substances that absorbed v ...

(2 pages) 15 0 0.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

n both fresh and marine waters. Algae is extremely important for releasing oxygen formed during the process of photosynthesis. In areas where there are a lot of brown algae, the plants are ground and ...

(6 pages) 23 0 5.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Plant Photosynthesis Lab

heory is because of water抯 role in photosynthesis.Water抯 Role in PhotosynthesisIn the process of photosynthesis, green plants use radiant light energy to combine water absorbed through t ... rom the outside environment enters the plant through these openings.Water indirectly influences the process of photosynthesis in a plant in two ways:1.It serves as a reactant:If there is an insufficie ...

(7 pages) 45 0 0.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

Studying Photosynthetic Pigments Using TLC Strips to Determine Evolutionary Relatedness Between Cyanobacteria, Rhodophyta, Phaeophyta, Chlorophyta and Angiosperms

, Phaeophyta, Chlorophyta and AngiospermsIntroductionMany organisms around the world go through the process of photosynthesis. They include organisms such as prokaryotes and eukaryotes, specifically a ... (eukaryotes) and cyanobacteria (prokaryotes). In order for eukaryotes to be able to go through the process photosynthesis, there must be an evolutionary relationship between the two. There is strong ...

(4 pages) 0 0 0.0 Mar/2012

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology