Plasmolysis

crosses the x axis at 0.24M. At this concentration the water potential of the potato and the sucrose solution is the same and therefore there is an average percentage change in mass of 0%. This is also where there is incipient plasmolysis. Incipient plasmolysis is where plasmolysis is about to occur as it is where the protoplast begins to no longer exert any pressure on the cell wall. Using graph 4 and from drawing an intercept on graph 3 I can see that the water potential at 0.24M is -600kPa.…

Introduction Photosynthesis is the process in which light energy is converted into chemical energy in plants and other organisms (Reece, 2011). Photosynthesis is a redox reaction where carbon dioxide is reduced to sugar (glucose) and water is oxidized to oxygen (Reece, 2011). The reaction that occurs during photosynthesis is shown through the empirical equation CO2 + H2O → (CH2O)N + O2 (Stegenga, 2015). Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplasts of plant cells, specifically within the thylakoid…