13: Photosynthesis
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Content Objectives
- Describe the process of photosynthesis.
- Describe how plant pigments are separated through paper chromatography.
- Predict and describe the absorption spectrum of a plant pigment based on its color.
Skill Objectives
- Extract plant pigments using polar and nonpolar solutions.
- Separate and identify plant pigments using paper chromatography.
- Analyze the absorption spectrum of various plant pigments.
- Measure the rate of photosynthesis using gas production as an indirect method.