Saiah Lacaiiubba

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PR0BLEN: Bow uoes uoubling the amount of caibon uioxiue fiom .Sg of souium
bicaibonate uissolveu in 1uumL of watei to 1g. uissolveu in 1uumL of watei affect
the iate of photosynthesis in elouea.

BYP0TBESIS: If caibon uioxiue (by uoubling baking soua) is incieaseu, then the iate
of photosynthesis will inciease by 2u%.

TBE0RY:
Photosynthesis is the piocess when a plant absoibs the sunlight to make foou
foi its self. It takes place in the chloioplasts in the leaves. Sunlight, caibon uioxiue,
anu watei aie neeueu foi photosynthesis to occui. The watei comes fiom the
giounu anu then the ioots suck up the watei anu caiiy it thiough the xylem tubes.
The caibon uioxiue comes fiom the aii anu goes in the stomata. Photosynthesis
piouuces sugai anu oxygen. Foui out of the five classes in 2u12 incieaseu the
amount of oxygen when auuing souium bicaibonate. The aveiage when .S giams of
souium bicaibonate weie auueu was 2S.1 anu when 1 giam of souium bicaibonate
was auueu the aveiage was SS.S. By auuing moie souium bicaibonate moie caibon
uioxiue was ieleaseu.

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C0NCL0SI0N:
The pioblem my gioup investigateu was how uoes uoubling the amount of caibon
uioxiue fiom .Sg of souium bicaibonate uissolveu in 1uumL of watei to 1g. uissolveu
in 1uumL of watei affect the iate of photosynthesis in elouea. Ny hypothesis was if
caibon uioxiue (by uoubling baking soua) is incieaseu, then the iate of
photosynthesis will inciease by 2u%. When my gioup auueu 1g of souium
bicaibonate the amount of oxygen bubbles incieaseu by 4S.S%. Peiiou 6 incieaseu
the amount of oxygen bubbles by 27.S%. 0ut of the 7
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, hau a ueciease in the amount of oxygen bubbles when 1g of souium bicaibonate
weie auueu. The othei classes all hau an inciease. Ny hypothesis was coiiect about
the amount of C02 woulu inciease but I was off by 2S.S%.

ANNALYSIS:
Examining the 2u1S iesults theie aie some inconsistencies in the uata. Su% of the
gioups hau a ueciease in the iate of photosynthesis when 1g of baking soua weie
auueu. P.7 was an out liai because it incieaseu by 69 oxygen bubbles when auuing
1g of souium bicaibonate. If peiiou 7s uata was taken out the aveiage foi u.Sg of
baking soua woulu be S2.1 anu the aveiage foi 1g woulu be S2.6. If you took out the
highest numbei anu lowest numbei the aveiage woulu be S8.2 foi u.Sg of baking
soua anu 4S.6 foi 1g of baking soua.

The iesults might have been inconsistent because people may have counteu the
bubbles that came off the leaves insteau of the stem. Anothei ieason might be
people may have counteu the size of the bubbles wiong. 0ne iuea foi impioving the
ieliability woulu be to have examples of what small, meuium, anu laige bubbles look
like. Anothei iuea woulu be to make the light uistance the same anu use the same
types of light bulbs because one type coulu be hottei. In conclusion you neeu to have
consistency in the pioceuuies in oiuei foi the uata to be valiu.
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