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Introduction
Photosynthesis use the energy of the sunlight to convert water and carbon
dioxide into high-energy sugars and oxygen. Light can be absorbed or reflect by a
substance called pigments. In this experiment you will find out what is the color of the
light spectrum that causes greater growth in the plant and thus giving the person an
opportunity to learn the importance of the light spectrum in plants.

Objectives
General objective
 Carry out a process in which it is discovered what color of light spectrum is
what makes the plant growth during the photosynthesis.

Specific objective
 Measure the height of each plant according to the light colors and the different
types of seeds that have been used to observe its growth

Materials:

For this laboratory, many materials were used to obtain the results of this experiment.
some of the materials were as follows:

The link sent by the teacher.

Computer

Pencil

Notebook

Social media: for us to communicate with each other and exchange information that we
collected throughout the laboratory

Internet.
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Methods:

Because we couldn't work in person, we had to work through an application

called zoom that helped us communicate and exchange our data and we hypothesized
between all of us and we were testing what was happening with the different plants and
the different type of light and the we compare the results.

Background information

In the field of biology, photosynthesis refers to the ability of plants to

transform light energy from the Sun into chemical energy. This process allows plants to
generate their own food. It is done on the leaves, which are oriented towards the light.
The chlorophyll in the leaves traps the sunlight. From the sunlight and carbon dioxide,
the raw sap is transformed into processed sap, which is the food of the plant.
Furthermore, the plant produces oxygen that is expelled by the leaves.

Photosynthesis is related to pigments since photosynthesis is the ability of

plants to transform light energy from the sun into chemical energy, and pigments have
the ability to transform the color of the light it reflects.

Definition of pigments

They are substances produced by organisms that have a color resulting from
the selective absorption of light.
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Results
(Figure
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In
figure 1, we can observe the result of the experiment, the three types of plants follow a
pattern in the growth related to the color filters. The green filter tends to decrease the
average growth of the plants and the blue filter tends to increase the average growth of
the plants. In the other hand red, orange and violet filters help the plant to grow but not
as much as the blue filter.

Analysis
The plants decrease dramatically their average growth with the green light because it is
not absorbed but reflected by the chlorophyll pigment. The white light from the sunlight
is a mixture of blue, green, violet, red, orange and yellow that is why plants in nature
growth. But in this experiment, we separated the white lights into its individual
components, and tested which type of light increases or decreases the spinach, radish
and lettuce growth. As expected, the green light is reflected and not absorb, thus
preventing photosynthesis and consequently its growth. Red, orange and violet are
absorbed letting photosynthesis occur and have a decent growth, but blue light has the
highest average growth for the three plants.
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Conclusion
In this experiment we were able to understand in a more complete and
interactive way how plants grow depending on the colors of the light spectrum, and we
were also able to understand the difference and what happens when light is reflected or
absorbed by the pigments and depending on this whether photosynthesis occurs. This
experiment was a simple and entertaining way to learn more about photosynthesis
process.

Recommendations
A. We recommend be orderly and careful
B. We recommend paying attention and following all the steps correctly
C. The key is to observe and, in this way, you can carry out the experiment without
any mistake.

References
 Bassham, J. A., & Lambers, H. (2020, March 17). photosynthesis | Importance,
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 Photosynthesis, Chloroplast | Learn Science at Scitable. (2020, January 2).
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Appendix

Introduction.....................................................................................................................2
Objectives.........................................................................................................................2
General objective...........................................................................................................2
Specific objective...........................................................................................................2
Materials:.........................................................................................................................2
Methods:...........................................................................................................................3
Background information.................................................................................................3
Results...............................................................................................................................4
Analysis.............................................................................................................................4
Conclusion........................................................................................................................5
Recommendations............................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................5