The effects of light intensity on oxygen release of Elodea.
Light is a necessity in the functions of life. Without light, phototrophs like Protista, Fungi and Monera will simply not respire. Photosynthesis will not occur and therefore plant-life will perish resulting in Earth’s atmosphere having an insufficient amount of oxygen. This deficiency of light will affect how all organisms conduct respiration. Additionally, the conversion of light intensity to glucose, water and oxygen is regarded as a type of plant homeostasis. By being bombarded with a high frequency of photons, the plant will need a way to sufficiently balance out the input of light intensity by outputting a larger amount of products. Homeostasis is a biological process which adjusts an organism’s inner chemical structure back to equilibrium with minor external changes. So this investigation will aim to determine how the increase/decrease of light photons can affect the rate at which oxygen is released at. Therefore, this examination is a vital research topic as scientists can corroborate this research towards the understanding of homeostasis in plants.
Photosynthesis is a chemical process where all plants convert carbon dioxide gas, …show more content…
The function of homeostasis is meant to maintain an internal state while external conditions are occurring. But by increasing one of the vital reactants that Elodea requires, the organism produces more products in order to balance out the high ratio of products introduced into its environment. This can accurately be tested on an aquatic plant called Elodea, by distancing a light source in intervals of 10cm. By doing so we will be able to accurately see how light intensity affects the rate of oxygen release. The elodea will additionally be isolated with a funnel and test tube so that gas exchange will be more