Do different coloured wavelengths of light affect the rate of photosynthesis in Canadian Pond Weed?
… the spectrum such as red and blue as they are the two extremes of the colour spectrum, infrared and ultra violet. As these two coloured wavelengths are the furthest away from the green wavelength I believe they will increase the rate of photosynthesis in the pondweed. The light wavelength diagram shown below emphasises that infrared and ultra violet are the two coloured wavelengths of light furthest away from the green coloured wavelength. I also believe that another aspect which will affect the results I achieve will be the temperature at which the experiment takes place. As the reaction photosynthesis uses enzymes to take place temperature is a key aspect in the experiment. Enzymes are only active at certain temperatures. If the temperature at which the experiment is to low say 20oC than the reaction will be slowed down as the enzymes will be inactive. Also if the temperature is too …
