This document investigates the effect of carbon dioxide on plant growth and photosynthesis rate. An experiment was conducted with mung bean plants in bottles, with some bottles sealed to prevent CO2 exchange while others were open. Plant growth measures like height, leaf size, and number of leaves were recorded over 5 weeks, showing enhanced growth in open bottles with CO2. Testing leaf starch content with iodine also indicated reduced photosynthesis after 24-48 hours without CO2. The conclusion is that CO2 is essential for plant growth and glucose production through photosynthesis.
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Introduction
1. SBU 3013 BIOLOGY I
THE EFFECT OF THE CARBON DIOXIDE
TOWARDS THE PLANT GROWTH AND RATE OF THE
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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2. INTRODUCTION
6 CO2 + 6 H2O + light energy C6H12O6 + 6 O2
This process is directly dependent on the supply of water,
light, and carbon dioxide. Limiting any one of the factors on
the left side of the equation (carbon dioxide, water, or light)
can limit photosynthesis regardless of the availability of the
other factors. thus a decrease in plant growth.
In this mini project, we are going to investigate the effects of
CO2 s towards the growth of plants and rate of the
photosynthesis
3. OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of CO2 towards the growth of plants and
rate of the photosynthesis.
To study the appropriate method to determine plant growth and
rate of the photosynthesis.
To determine the effect of presence and absence of carbon
dioxide on the rate of photosynthesis and growth of the Vigna
radiate or Mung Bean plant.
To determine whether starch is produced if the carbon dioxide
supply is stopped to Mung Bean the plant.
4. PROBLEM STATEMENT
What is the effect of the presence of CO2 towards the growth
of plants and rate of the photosynthesis ?
Does the plant that was placed with CO2 supplement will
grow healthier like the plant in normal environment ?
Does the plant that NOT supply with CO2 will grow healthier
like the plant in normal environment ?
5. VARIABLES
Manipulated : The presence of the CO2
Responding : Height of plant, Width and length
of the plant leaf
Constant : Ratio and type of soil used, amount
of poured water and other factor
that affect rate of photosynthesis
like, temperature and sunlight.
6. PROCEDURE
First Experiment: PLANT GROWTH
Three Vigna radiate seed are placed in four
empty bottles that was modified for this
experiment.
Three seed in each bottle is waited until
germinate before proceed into next stage.
The best germinated seed in each bottle is
choosed and other germinated seed is removed.
Two bottle is sealed with tape to seal it
completely from outer environment.
7. Figure show the bottle that was sealed(positive for container that was
inserted with crickets and negative is inserted with KOH) and kept
constant.
Watered once every two days.
Average Height of plant (cm)
Stem diameter (cm)
Average number of leaf
Average diameter of leaf (cm)
Reading taken for five weeks.
9. Second Experiment: RATE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Three Vigna radiate seeds is placed in two bottle that
contain soil that was modified for this experiment.
Three seed in each bottle is waited until it germinated.
The best germinated seed in each bottle is choosed
and the other germinated seed is removed.
Each seed is controlled until it has many leaves.
After that, one bottle sealed with tape and the other
one is place outside and leaved without sealing upper
part of the bottle.
10. The sealed container is place with potassium
hydroxide for carbon dioxide absorbtion.
After 24 and 48 hours, the leaves in each bottle is
cutted(sealed and not sealed bottle) and sealed the
leaves using plastic cover. Mark the leaf take within
24 hours and 48 hours.
11. Testing for Starch
The control and negative experiment leaf is put inside a test tube fill up
with ethanol.
The test tube then is boil inside a beaker fill with water.(78属C)
12. Then transfer the leaf to another beaker of Methylated Spirit (colourless
initially).Bath a few minutes in hot water bath.
The leaf that has been decolorized is immersed in cold water.
The leaves is then put in a white tile.
A few drop of iodine is dropped into the the leaf and the colour change is
observed.
13. RESULT
PART A : PLANT GROWTH (WEEK 5)
AVERAGE HEIGHT OF PLANT
22. Plants are photosynthetic
As plants grow from a seed, they will produce
sugars (glucose) to stay alive.
Some plants like bamboo produce sugar in
amounts so great that they can grow several feet
in a single day.
Same with our plant which had showed great size
growing after it started to germinated.
Other plants are very slow at photosynthesising
so they take years to grow just a few inches
23. The quantification of the enhanced growth
due to higher levels of CO2 has been given by
H. Poorter in an article in the journal
Vegetation:
Increased GrowthResulting from a
100 Percent Increase in the Level of CO2
Plant Type and proportional Increase
C3=41%
C4=22%
24. CONCLUSION : PART A (PLANT
GROWTH)
Based on our experiment we conclude that
plant needed CO2 in their growth since their
growth depend on glucose which act as their
energy. During producing glucose plant use
CO2, when CO2 is cut off the plant will lack of
glucose and cannot perform living process
which require energy.
25. DISCUSSION : PART B ( RATE OF
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Based on this experiment, we found that
positive control plant is turn into blue when
tested with iodine. While negative control 28
hour show little change in colour and negative
48 did not show any change of iodine colour.
This show that the concentration of glucose
decrease within time when carbon dioxide is
not supplied.
27. Carbon dioxide
Photosynthesis also requires carbon dioxide
(CO2), which enters a plant through its
stomata (Figure 25).
28. CONCLUSION : PART B ( RATE OF
PHOTOSYNTHESIS)
In this experiment we found that our plant
greatly use amount of glucose in order to
perform living process. As we can see the
number of glucose greatly reduce after 24
hours CO2 is cut off. The plant ad became wilt
because it cannot perform living mechanism.