The Effects of Various Wavelengths on Photosynthetic Rate INTRODUCTION Photosynthesis is the process by which autotrophic organisms convert light energy to chemical energy in the form of glucose [1]. Without this process life on earth would be very different because every organism directly or indirectly depends on photosynthesis. Because plants are at the bottom of the food chain they must create their own energy; this is done through photosynthesis. Various pigments located through out the leaves …showed first 75 words of 1014 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1014 total…look more closely at specific pigments of the plant and use a combination of different pigments to maximize photosynthetic rate using a wavelength absorbed by those pigments. RESOURCES 1. Hirrel, Marc. “Investigations of Photosynthesis.” Biol 1440 Principles of Biology I Homepage. *http://faculty.uca.edu/marc.hirrel/bio1/photosynI_t2k.htm* 2. “Photosynthesis.” *http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/Bio/bio181/BIOBK/BioBookPS.htm* 3. Campbell, Neil. Biology 5th ed. Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. New York. Chapter 10. p. 168-187.