Waterweed Simulation
Introduction: In this simulation, you will be looking at the production of oxygen as a plant photosynthesizes. This procedure can be accomplished by placing elodea plants in water with baking soda to provide carbon. The plant can then be exposed to varying intensities and colors of light. Oxygen is measured in the number of bubbles produced by the plant. This simulator addresses three factors that influence the rate of photosynthesis. Carbon dioxide availability, light intensity, and light color can all be adjusted in the simulator to determine how each of the factors affects the rate of photosynthesis.
Light color
- 1.0
- 2.0
- 3.0
- 4.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
Number of Bubbles (Light: Colorless & CO2: 6.0)
- 4
- 8
- 11
- 14
- 17
- 21
- 24
- 26
- 27
- 30