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IB Biology Higher Level
Lab Report
Title:
Investigate the effects of sodium bicarbonate and light intensity on the rate of
photosynthesis of green spinach leaves through the observation of floating leaf discs
Student Name: Jane Jody Johnson
Date: October
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IB Biology Higher Level

Lab Report

Title:

Investigate the effects of sodium bicarbonate and light intensity on the rate of

photosynthesis of green spinach leaves through the observation of floating leaf discs

Student Name: Jane Jody Johnson

Date: October

Title: Investigate the effects of sodium bicarbonate and light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis of green spinach leaves through the observation of floating leaf disks

Background information: When light is absorbed by leaf pigments such as chlorophyll a or b, electrons within each photosystem are boosted to a higher energy level. The leaves then produce ATP, to reduce NADP to NADPH, and incorporate CO 2 into organic molecules in a process called carbon fixation. When leaves are put in the water and undergo the process of the light-dependent reaction, oxygen is produced and released into the interior of the leaf which causes them to rise. However, cellular respiration is also occurring at the same time, consuming the oxygen produced in photosynthesis. The leaves must have a carbon source provided to them to allow photosynthesis to carry on. The amount of light the plant receives coupled with the amount of available CO 2 will influence the rate at which photosynthesis occurs. The aim of this experiment is to measure the effect of light intensity and availability of carbon and their effects of the rate of photosynthesis.

Hypothesis If the leaf is exposed to higher intensity of light in the presence of a carbon source, then it takes less time for the leaf disks to float to the surface of the solution due to an increased rate of O 2 production through photosynthesis.

Variables Control variables Independent Variables Dependent Variables Temperature Intensity of light Time it takes for disks to float Volume of infiltration solution Species of spinach Presence of CO 2 Size of leaf discs

  1. Using the plastic pipette, add one drop of the diluted soap solution in beaker 1 into beaker number 2. Avoid suds, and if your solution generates suds, dilute it with more bicarbonate.
  2. Hole punch 10 uniform leaf disks for each of the 4 trials, pay attention to avoid major veins in the leaf.
  3. Remove the plunger of the syringe and place your leaf disk in the syringe barrel.
  4. Replace the plunger into the syringe and slowly push on the plunger to remove as much air as you can from the barrel without crushing the leaf disks.
  5. Dip the opening of the syringe into the bicarbonate solution in beaker number 1, and pull back the plunger in order to obtain 3cc of the bicarbonate solution in the syringe. Tap the syringe to suspend the leaf disks in the solution.
  6. Carefully push the plunger to leave as little air as possible inside the syringe. Hold a finger over the syringe opening, draw back on the plunger to create a vacuum. Hold this for 10 seconds.
  7. While holding the vacuum, swirl the leaf disks to suspend them in the solution, then let off the vacuum.
  8. If you need to, repeat the vacuum steps 2-3 times more, until all the disks in the syringe sink in the solution.
  9. If the disks still do not sink, add more soap to the solution and repeat steps 7-
  10. Pour the disks and the solution into the correct cup
  11. Add the bicarbonate solution from beaker number 1 until the cup is 3/4 full
  12. Place cup with leaf disks under a 15W microscope light above on an iron stand
  13. For trial 1 “20 cm CO 2 light”, as mentioned in step one, place the light 20cm directly above the bottom of the iron stand; for trial 2 and 3, place the light 10cm above the bottom of the iron stand
  14. As soon as the leaf disks in the cup are exposed to the light, begin timing
  15. Record the number of disks that are floating at the end of every minute
  16. Gently swirl the disks with a stirring rod to prevent them from sticking on the side of the cup and repeat the step until all the disks are floating or until you have reached 30 minutes
  17. Repeat the water/soap under the light (10cm) except replace the bicarbonate solution with the diluted soap in the plunger
  18. For the dark, follow all steps and keep the cup under the light of 10cm above for 14 minutes, counting the disks every minute. At 14 minutes, shut off the light and place the cup in the dark
  19. Every minute, count how many disks are still floating until all the disks have sunk or you have reached 30 minutes
  20. Gently swirl the disks with the pipette to be certain all disks have been properly displaced

Results

Raw data collection

The number of disks floating over time under different light intensity and different

solutions

Time (min) Number of floating disk Trial 1 20 cm CO₂ Light

Trial 2 10 cm CO₂ Light

Trial 3 Water/soap 10 cm

Trial 4 10cm / CO 2 Dark 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 9 0 2 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 11 0 2 0 1 12 0 1 0 2 13 0 1 0 3 14 0 2 0 4 15 0 3 0 5 16 1 4 0 5 17 2 4 0 5 18 2 5 0 4 19 2 6 0 4 20 2 7 0 3 21 2 7 0 2 22 2 9 0 2 23 2 9 0 2 24 2 10 0 2 25 2 10 0 1 26 2 10 0 1 27 2 10 1 0 28 2 10 1 0 29 2 10 1 0 30 1 10 1 0