1. A Beginning Look At Photosynthesis: Plants Need Light A Beginning Look at photosynthesis plants Need Light. Purpose. To develop an understandingof the relationship between light and plant growth. Skills. Observing. http://nrm.salrm.uaf.edu/~dverbyla/globe/light.html

A Beginning Look at Photosynthesis: Plants Need Light Purpose To develop an understanding of the relationship between light and plant growth. Skills Observing Inferring Predicting Collecting data Analyzing data Setting up and carrying out a simple investigation Overview Students will do simple investigations to observe the relationship of light to plant growth. Materials and Tools small brown paper bags various plants with leaves (inside and outside) various light sources (incandescent, fluorescent, sun, full spectrum, etc.) rulers learning logs Time Two full class periods and a number of short sessions to check branches and record observations Level Beginning and Intermediate Prerequisites None Key Concepts Plants need light to grow. Plants use light to help them make food. Inference and observation are important skills in science. Observation may be based on input to all five senses Introduction Students will do simple investigations to observe the relationship of light to plant growth. What To Do and How To Do It Gear Up Ask students the following questions: · What do you think would happen if I put my favorite classroom plant in the closet for the rest of the year? Discuss.

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3. Micro-Unit 934: Plants, Chloroplasts And Photosynthesis . Students shouldobserve chloroplasts of plant cells, the site of photosynthesis.......Plants, Chloroplasts and Photosynthesis. http://www.nsta.org/Energy/find/lessons/934/micro_934.html

An Energy Primer Lesson Plans - Biology - Chemistry ... Energy Links Plants, Chloroplasts and Photosynthesis Description Students should observe chloroplasts of plant cells, the site of photosynthesis. They should investigate how cells in green plants trap sunlight and convert light energy into the chemical-bond energy of sugar, giving off oxygen as a by-product. The energy in sugar then become available for use by plants and all other living organisms. Generalization, Description and Related Background is Available Examine and Download the Micro-Unit teacher's component student's component A National Curriculum Project for High School Science Education

4. The Open Door Web Site : Summaries For photosynthesis plants need the green pigment chlorophyll, lightenergy, carbon dioxide gas and some water. Photosynthesis http://www.saburchill.com/chapters/summary02.html

S U M M A R I E S Quick link to the Chapter Headings How Living Organisms Breathe The Breathing System of Insects Breathing Underwater ... How Feeding and Breathing are Connected How Living Organisms Breathe - We breathe by ventilating our lungs regularly with fresh air. - Air is sucked into the lungs when the ribs rise and when the diaphragm falls. The air is pushed out when the ribs fall and the diaphragm rises. - The air we expire contains much more carbon dioxide and water vapour than the air we inspire. - The composition of the air changes in the millions of microscopic air sacs called alveoli which are found at the ends of the bronchial tree branches. - Oxygen is carried all over the body by the blood to the tissues where it is used in a process called respiration. - Respiration releases energy and produces carbon dioxide, a waste which must be eliminated from the body. - The more energy we need the more we respire. Therefore, we breathe faster and deeper to obtain more oxygen and excrete more carbon dioxide.

5. PLANTS, ENERGY, CARBON: PHOTOSYNTHESIS PLANTS, ENERGY, CARBON PHOTOSYNTHESIS. Photosynthesis. The ÒDarkÓ Reactionof Photosynthesis is the ÒSynthesisÓ portion of the reaction; http://www.agron.iastate.edu/courses/agron230/notes/photosynthesis.htm

PLANTS, ENERGY, CARBON: PHOTOSYNTHESIS Photosynthesis The ÒDarkÓ Reaction of Photosynthesis is the ÒSynthesisÓ portion of the reaction Utilizing atmospheric carbon dioxide as a substrate, the reaction produces carbohydrate The reaction takes place in the stroma of the chloroplast Energy is supplied by reductant which is the output of the light reaction of photosynthesis The first stable product is a 3-carbon acid, 3-PGA Reaction is catalyzed by the unique enzyme RUBISCO The PCR (or ÒCalvinÓ) cycle regenerates carbon acceptor Reactions of Photosynthesis (Illustration) Photophosphorylation (Light reaction) occurs in lamellae Carboxylation (Dark reaction) occurs in the stroma PS : CO O (CH O) +H O + O R : (CH O) +H O + O CO O Photosynthetic Carbon Reduction (PCR) (Illustration) Energetics of PCR Cycle Three turns of the cycle are required to generate: The carbon acceptor An additional triose phosphate For every unit of triose phosphate , the following energy investment is required: 6 molecules of NADPH 9 molecules of ATP The total energy input is equivalent 529 kJ/mole When energy is recovered by oxidation: 469 kJ/mole are recovered which represent 88% of energy storage efficiency Light Response Curve for Single Leaf (Illustration) Light saturation level Light compensation level Two Light Responses (Illustration) Rice Sugarcane Effect of Oxygen on Photosynthesis (Illustration) Effect of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide on C3 Growth (Illustration) Dry weight increase under full and low oxygen

6. Arrangement Of Leaves And Heliotropism Form and photosynthesis in Vascular plants Why do plants have leaves? Early land plants had photosynthetic stems. http://fig.cox.miami.edu/Faculty/Tom/bil160sp98/plantform/13_plantform.html

Form and Photosynthesis in Vascular Plants Why do plants have leaves? Early land plants had photosynthetic stems. The arrangement of those stems in space and their size and orientation were important determinants of how much photosynthetic activity each plant could generate. With the lycopods and bryophytes, we began to see specialized photosynthetic structures, leaves, develop. The gymnosperms were the first plants to have true leaves that were separate structures from the stem. have green stems for photosynthesis and even a few trees do a bit of photosynthesis in the trunk!) You might say "but many cacti are just photosynthetic hotdogs and they do just fine as hotdogs." Remember that the interior of cacti and other succulant plants is just water storage and requires little input of energy for metabolism. Also, cacti and similar plants usually live in areas of high incident sunlight. Energy input isn't a problem; water conservation is! Besides, look at a cactus carefully the barrel or columnar structures have ridges, which increase the photosynthetic surface area. In leafy plants, the arrangement of leaves and their orientation in space (how inclined they are, for example) are critical for the task of maximizing photosynthetic activity. If leaves overlap too much or are too closely spaced vertically, then there will be a lot of shading and the plant will not be as efficient in intercepting light rays and doing photosynthesis as it could. If the leaves are too far apart and don't "fill space", then there will be little photosynthetic activity because there won't be many leaves. If the leaves are very vertical in orientation, they won't intercept much light during midday. (But the amount might be enough in the intense midday sun.) But, if they are horizontal, they may get burnt by the intense light of the midday sun.

7. Energy, Photosynthesis, And Energy Conversions In Plants And Animals - From FT E photosynthesis, Energy , and Food Chains. Energy conversions starting with solar energy, photosynthesis, then through the food chain. How photosynthesis starts and fuels the flow of energy through all life. Through plants and Animals. The energy flow through living organisms starts with sunlight and photosynthesis, then http://www.ftexploring.com/me/me2.html

top The Flow of Energy Through Plants and Animals The energy flow through living organisms starts with sunlight and photosynthesis, then travels through the food chain in bite sized chunks. Primary producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and decomposers are all part of the food chain. It's great to be an Omnivore. Photosynthesis, Energy, and Life - Page 2 Photosynthesis Intro Page Photosynthesis Links THOUSANDS OF FREE LESSON PLANS Energy Flow in Living Organisms ... Cellular Respirations Links Written by David Watson Comments,Suggestions, Corrections Flying Turtle Home Page Ask Dr. Galapagos ... Internet Search Page Except for a few exceptions, all of the energy for all life and human technology comes from the SUN Animals and humans can't eat sunshine. Plants are the first level in the food chain . They convert sunlight to food for animals (though the plants may not look at it that way). Probeware The Mysterious Everything Keeps on Flowing The Mysterious Everything flows in bite sized chunks (literally) through life, from one living thing to another living thing to another living thing, and so on and so on, but not forever. (

8. Photosynthesis Shedding Light on photosynthesis Things you should know Antiquity of photosynthesis Would you believe that as early as 1640 people were already thinking about photosynthesis. photosynthesis. This dude, Jan van Helmont a Belgian philosopher, chemist and physician- was able to demonstrate that plants http://pittsford.monroe.edu/jefferson/calfieri/plants/Photosynthsis.html

Chlorophyll Sunlight Water Carbon Dioxide PHOTOSYNTHESIS When you have finished this page, try the Photosynthesis Quiz. Photosynthesis is the making of food by plants. The essential ingredients in making this food are sunlight, the chlorophyll that is present in green plants, water and carbon dioxide in the air. Photosynthesis is necessary not just for plants to make food for themselves, but for animals, including us eventually. How does photosynthesis occur? Water is taken in through the roots of the plant and transported to the leaves by the xylem (tubes that carry water) in the stems. Carbon dioxide animals breathe out from the air goes into the leaves through the tiny pores called stomata and is spreads to the cells that contain chlorophyll in the inside layer of the leaf. Sunlight is used to break down the water in the plant into oxygen which the plant gives off and we use to breathe. The hydrogen is then used with the carbon dioxide to create the food for the plants and ultimately food for animals as well. Plants Main Page How Plants and Animals Differ Photosynthesis Algae ... Seeds

9. Diversity And Adaptations Of Organisms 7H2 fertilize egg sperm. osmosis - water moving through a membrane. photosynthesis- process where plants make food. sessile - non-moving, stays in one place. http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/seventh/7H2.shtml

SEVENTH GRADE SCIENCE Life Science Diversity And Adaptations Of Organisms 7H2.00 Process Of Science Explaining 1.5 c CURRICULAR CORRELATIONS GRADE: Seventh CONTENT STANDARDS: Life Science CONTENT TOPIC: Diversity and Adaptations of Organisms CONCEPT: Plants are classified according to various structures. CONTENT OBJECTIVE: 7H2.00 To understand the broad taxonomic division of the plant kingdom INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES: The learner will: 2.01 recognize the characteristics of plants as opposite to other life forms. 2.02 explain how plant are classified. 2.03 define and recognize the simplest plants - algae. 2.04 compare and contrast the liverworts and mosses. 2.05 examine the development of a vascular system in the ferns. 2.06 name and distinguish between the two groups of seed plants - gymnosperms and angiosperms. 2.07 examine the characteristics of gymnosperms. 2.08 list and observe the characteristics of angiosperms. 2.09 suggest ways that man uses the different types of plants. 2.10 use a key and plant specimens to classify the plants. OUTLINE OF CONTENT: I. General plant characteristics

10. Oxygen: Toxin For Aquatic Plants? Does oxygen really obstruct photosynthesis? by Dr. Gerd Kassebeer http://www.dupla.com/e042.htm

Oxygen: toxin for aquatic plants? Dr. Gerd Kassebeer Are assimilation bubbles poisoning symptoms ? Does oxygen really obstruct photosynthesis? Photosynthesis produces oxygen The most important reaction in nature is the transformation of light energy into chemical energy. Light energy water + carbon dioxide = carbohydrates + oxygen] During this process carbohydrates and oxygen are produced from carbon dioxide, water and light energy. The above formula may be a crude simplification of complex processes, it explains, however, that oxygen constitutes one of the end products and has to be disposed of by the plant in order not to interfere with the photosynthetic process (refer also to the following paragraph). Carbohydrates, for example, are sugar, starch and cellulose. An enzyme with two functions It can be assumed that the metabolic rate of this competing chemical reaction will be no larger than 100% of the first equation's rate because the carbohydrates formed during photosynthesis would otherwise be consumed rapidly instead of re-entering circulation. Oxygen can not enter by diffusion because the partial pressure of O2 in the chloroplasts is considerably higher under light exposure than outside the plant. An equilibrium or balance between main and secondary reaction will develop. This equilibrium is mainly defined by the inflow of carbon dioxide, but also by the outflow of oxygen, whereas the input of oxygen may not play a role at all (see also below).

11. Plants Main Page This site contains information, graphics and quizzes on the topic of plants. plants Main Page. How plants and Animals Differ. photosynthesis. Algae. Mosses http://pittsford.monroe.edu/jefferson/calfieri/plants/plantsmain.html

PLANTS Plants are one of the major kingdoms of living things. Plants are important to us as they provide us with food, clothing, shelter, medicines, even the air we breathe! They also enhance the environment with their beauty and help other living creatures. Thus it is very important we are informed about plants and how we can help them thrive. The study of plants is called botany. This website contains information, quizzes, links and activities on plants. The quizzes use JavaScript and sounds so it is important that both of these are turned on to get full enjoyment out of this site. If you have any questions or suggestions, email: calfieri@rochester.rr.com Plants Main Page How Plants and Animals Differ Photosynthesis ... Seeds

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13. Photosynthesishttp//ericir.syr.edu/Projects/Newton/9/phytosy.html - October 15, Read an article, from Education World , about the opportunities available to teachers of photosynthesis geographic areas with deciduous trees. effect of light on plants and understanding how green plants use the sun's energy to produce food through photosynthesis. http://ericir.syr.edu/Projects/Newton/9/phytosy.html

14. Learning About Photosynthesis Form and photosynthesis in Vascular plantsfrom Prof. One is carbon fixation,the basis of photosynthesis, which enables plants to make food. http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/education/learn.html

What is Photosynthesis? Although seemingly simple in concept, the photosynthesis process is very complicated. Follow these links to articles that discuss photosynthesis at varying degrees of complexity. Introduction to Photosynthesis and Its Applications A basic introduction to photosynthesis which explains many areas studied by photosynthesis researchers and highlights much of the work we do at the Photosynthesis Center. Written by Prof. Wim Vermaas from our own Photosynthesis Center [level: middle school and above] Photosynthesis and the World Wide Web An article presented at the XI th International Photosynthesis Congress (Aug. 1998), that discusses how to find photosynthesis-related information on the web. Why Do Leaves Turn Color in Fall? Reproduced by permission from Science Made Simple , an excellent source of science information for elementary through middle school children (and their parents!). Includes some easy experiments/demonstrations. [level: elementary through middle school] Photosynthesis: Don't "Leaf" Out Fall's Most Valuable Lesson!

15. PBS - Retired Site What is photosynthesis? Although seemingly simple in concept, the photosynthesis process is very complicated. Follow these links to articles that discuss photosynthesis at varying degrees of complexity. Form and photosynthesis in Vascular plantsfrom Prof. Thomas J. Herbert, University of Miami explains why plants have http://www.pbs.org/ktca/newtons/9/phytosy.html

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16. Rader's BIOLOGY4KIDS.COM Also introductory material on special structures, photosynthesis and man's relationships with plants. PLANT SPECIES http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_main.html

The content that was on BIOLOGY4KIDS has been moved to the new subscription based KAPILI.COM. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We believe that directing our efforts into one large science site will create a more successful learning experience. We hope you visit the new site. Learn a little about the new site below... BIOLOGY TUTORIALS (Over 75): The Kapili tutorials break down key ideas of science, math, and technology. Our tutorials are designed to break down a single topic into four parts. Each part will have a short paragraph and graphic used to illustrate an idea. We are using this style to help you learn complex ideas in bite-sized pieces. You might be asking, "But what about a big topic like cells?" Using cells as an example you will find one page that talks about the general idea of what a cell is. Linked to that page and our main biology tutorial list you will find dozens of other pages. If you are new to cells you can start there and then move to a tutorial on the cell membrane, mitochondria, and even peroxisomes. Each of the detailed tutorials will also have the same layout with four paragraphs and four graphics. Current biology tutorials include information on: Cells, Biosphere, Biochemistry, Ecology, Scientific Studies, Microbiology, Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Taxonomy, and Human Physiology.

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Independent Films. Direct from the Source. Link to BuyIndes.com and Earn $ All Movie Title Filmmaker Articles Only Photosynthesis / Plants In Action (1994) Description: PHOTOSYNTHESIS: Photosynthesis is a process that enables green plants to use the sun's energy to live and grow, make our food, some of our clothes and the wood in our homes. Through Photosynthesis, some of the sun's energy enables us to live. PLANTS IN ACTION: Plant movements are quite complex, but they usually go unnoticed. Using time-lapse photography, this film shows the activity of plants growing and responding to changes in their environments. Details • Award: The diagrams are simple but very effective. The level 1 videodisc is highly recommended. • Grade Level: Grades 4 - 8 Purchasing Information This title is being sold by AIMS (seller rated 4/5 stars). Format Language Price Ships Out Buyers Save/Buy LaserDisc English 3-4 days Educational Add to Cart Save to Wish List Why is this price so high? Libraries and schools (educational buyers) pay a higher price for films to gain public performance rights for it. If you're a regular consumer, you may choose to order it at this price or you can

18. In Photosynthesis, Plants Convert Water And Carbon Dioxide Into Sugars And Oxyge Rates and Nature A Closer Look. 1. In chloroplasts plants use photosynthesisto convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars and oxygen. http://www.emsb.qc.ca/laurenhill/science/nature.html

Rates and Nature: A Closer Look In chloroplasts plants use photosynthesis to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars and oxygen. The overall reaction is: n C O H O [C n H O n-1) n O (n+1) H O sucrose if n = 12, or starch if n = large The sequence of reactions leading up to the above overall reaction is complicated, but it would never happen on its own if the rate was not catalyzed by chlorophyll molecules. When light strikes chlorophyll molecules, they lose an electron, which is picked up by a molecule that hepls link up CO molecules. The electron is eventually returned to chlorophyll. The molecule that ultimately loses its electrons for the sake of chlorophyll is water: 2 H O + O Figure Chloroplast Note that the above reaction releases oxygen, which is why plants release O while growing. The reaction also concentrates H on one side of the membrane in those little green disks shown in Figure 1. That allows an energy carrying molecule, ATP, to be made, and the energy is invested in the production of sugars. Note, that after all is said and done, chlorophyll is available again to absorb more light, and to start the whole cycle again. True catalysts speed up reactions without being consumed.

19. World Builders 1 Chapter 4 Photosynthesis E Viau CSULA In a process called photosynthesis, plants capture energy using onlycarbon dioxide, water, and light to make a sugar called glucose. http://www.world-builders.org/lessons/less/les4/photo.html

Home Science Notes Lesson 4 Helpful Web Links ... Lesson 4 Photosynthesis How Plants Capture Energy Living organisms must concern themselves with two things capturing energy and reproducing their kind. On this page we will learn about how plants capture energy and make food. The earth is an almost closed system. By this we mean that everything that is here is recycled: the same molecules are used over and over again. Atoms do not wear out, but chemical changes require energy. Energy eventually gets transformed into heat and lost. Fortunately for us, the earth does receive energy from the sun, which comes into our closed system and makes life possible. Plants are the primary producers on earth. Plant cells contain chloroplasts, which work as tiny energy capturing factories. It is believed that chloroplasts were once independent prokaryote cells that moved into larger eukaryote cells long ago. Chloroplasts are tiny and green, and they contain chlorophyll. They reproduce themselves inside cells by simply dividing into two identical parts. So what exactly do the chloroplasts do?

20. Www.askeric.org/Projects/Newton/9/phytosy.html Similar pages photosynthesis Title photosynthesis plants Need Sunlight, Subject Science. explain how plants/treessurvive in the winter using their knowledge of photosynthesis. http://www.askeric.org/Projects/Newton/9/phytosy.html

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