Essays on Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis Photosynthesis is the chemical reaction that intakes solar radiation or (light energy), carbon dioxide and water and outputs organic food molecules (sugar) and oxygen for the Autotrophs (plants). Autotrophs need these organic molecular molecules or materials to allow for cellular work to be conducted. Which leads us to the process of Cellular respiration (Simon,…

Photosynthesis is converting light energy to chemical energy that is stored in sugars or other organic compounds that occurs in plants, algae, and certain prokaryotes (Campbell Biology). Chloroplast is the organelle that leads two sets of reactions of photosynthesis. That light energy that photosynthesis renovates, is used to decrease NADP+ into NADPH and to also…

Abstract As the population continues to grow and climate changes cause the temperatures to rise, agriculture grows weaker. This study examines if variegated leaves can produce higher rates of photosynthetic rates, compared to non-variegated leaves. Both types of leaves were placed under a UV lamp for observation. The leaves C02 levels were monitored with a…

Introduction My interest in measuring the rate of photosynthesis derives from a biology trip to the Island Svanøy. Both along and up the shore there is a great diversity of organisms. What I found the most interesting, was how the positioning of the organisms affected their morphology. I started to wonder if maybe the position…

Introduction Photosynthesis is the most important process for plants, where all aerobic specimens are also beneficiaries. Without photosynthesis, there will be no CO2 and O2 exchange, and we will suffer catastrophic consequences as anaerobic bacteria when O2 was introduced. We will suffer from too much CO2 in the atmosphere. An important mechanism of Photosynthesis is…

Rice is one of the most important crops of today’s world because of its high demand in developing countries. People living in these types of countries typically spend half of their income on food related items and still go hungry. In fact, 854 million people are hungry, and 25,000 people die from hunger each day….

I do not think that earth could, right now, survive on artificial photosynthesis. In nature, photosynthesis is how plants use light for energy. Light is absorbed by a green pigment called chlorophyll. During photosynthesis CO2 from air and water from soil are synthesized from light and they make oxygen and glucose. Even though artificial photosynthesis…