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Biology paper 1
Bioenergetics
photosynthesis rq practical
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What is the first step in the practical investigation of
photosynthesis
?
Take a
boiling tube
Place it
10 centimeters
away from an LED light source
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Why is an
LED
light source preferred in this experiment?
Because it doesn't release much heat, which could change the
temperature
of the experiment
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What should you do if using a normal light bulb instead of an
LED
?
Place a beaker of water between the light and the
boiling tube
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What solution is filled in the boiling tube for the experiment?
Sodium hydrogen carbonate
solution
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What does
sodium hydrogen carbonate
solution release that is needed for
photosynthesis
?
Carbon dioxide
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What should be placed in the
boiling tube
with the cut end at the top?
A piece of
pond weed
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How long should the pond weed be left to
acclimatize
in the
boiling
tube?
Five
minutes
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What gas is produced by the pond weed during
photosynthesis
?
Oxygen
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What should you do after starting the
stopwatch
in the experiment?
Count the number of bubbles produced in
one minute
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How many times should the experiment be repeated to calculate the
mean
number of bubbles produced?
Two
more times
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What distances should the experiment be repeated at after the initial
10 centimeters
?
20 centimeters
,
30 centimeters
, and
40 centimeters
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What are the two main
problems
with counting bubbles in this
practical
?
Bubbles can be too fast to count
accurately
Bubbles are not always the same size
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How can the problems with counting bubbles be solved?
By measuring the volume of
oxygen
produced instead of counting bubbles
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What
equipment
is used to measure the volume of oxygen produced?
A
measuring cylinder
filled with water
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What happens to the number of
bubbles
per minute
when the distance from the light source is doubled?
The number of bubbles falls by a
factor
of
four
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What is the
scientific term
for the relationship between distance and light intensity in this experiment?
The
inverse square law
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Why does the number of
oxygen bubbles
fall when the distance is increased?
Because
light intensity
falls as the distance increases
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