Biology I (SCIE 9) Photosynthesis Lab Assignment Fleming College

Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and prompts in the orange boxes. Vocabulary: carbon dioxide, chlorophyll, glucose, limiting factor, nanometer, photosynthesis, wavelength Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Gizmo Warm-up During photosynthesis, plants use the energy of light to produce glucose (C6H12O6) from carbon dioxide (CO2), and water (H2O).

Glucose is a simple sugar that plants use for energy and as a building block for larger molecules. A by-product of photosynthesis is oxygen. Plants use some of the oxygen they produce, but most of it is released. In the Photosynthesis Lab Gizmo, you can monitor the rate of photosynthesis by measuring oxygen production. 1. Observe the left pane closely. What do you think the bubbles are?