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Question 259
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Short Answer▾Fig. shows the apparatus a student used to investigate how light intensity affects photosynthesis.
The student placed an aquatic plant under a funnel in a beaker of water.
During the investigation he placed the lamp at different distances from the aquatic plant.
(i) Describe how the rate of photosynthesis is affected by the distance of the lamp from the aquatic plant.
(ii) Predict the number of bubbles that would be produced if the lamp was placed 21 cm from the aquatic plant.
Explanation
- As light intensity increases (distance between lamp and plant decreases) the volume of oxygen (or the rate of bubble production) increases. This indicates that the rate of photosynthesis increases with light intensity. However, at sufficiently high levels of light intensity, the rate oxygen evolution remains constant.
- The relationship between the rate of photosynthesis and distance between light source and plant is inversely proportional with distance of light source. If the distance between plant and lamp increases then there is decrease in number of bubbles produced.
