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    The document describes an experiment to determine if a planimal called "The Mighty Green" undergoes photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Photosynthesis converts light energy to chemical energy, producing oxygen, while cellular respiration converts glucose into energy, producing carbon dioxide. The experiment measures how long candles burn in jars with and without the planimal. The candle with the planimal burned significantly longer, indicating it produced oxygen through photosynthesis. This shows the planimal undergoes both photosynthesis and cellular respiration in a cyclic process to generate energy.

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    The document describes an experiment to determine if a planimal called "The Mighty Green" undergoes photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Photosynthesis converts light energy to chemical energy, producing oxygen, while cellular respiration converts glucose into energy, producing carbon dioxide. The experiment measures how long candles burn in jars with and without the planimal. The candle with the planimal burned significantly longer, indicating it produced oxygen through photosynthesis. This shows the planimal undergoes both photosynthesis and cellular respiration in a cyclic process to generate energy.

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    The document describes an experiment to determine if a planimal called "The Mighty Green" undergoes photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Photosynthesis converts light energy to chemical energy, producing oxygen, while cellular respiration converts glucose into energy, producing carbon dioxide. The experiment measures how long candles burn in jars with and without the planimal. The candle with the planimal burned significantly longer, indicating it produced oxygen through photosynthesis. This shows the planimal undergoes both photosynthesis and cellular respiration in a cyclic process to generate energy.

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    The document describes an experiment to determine if a planimal called "The Mighty Green" undergoes photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Photosynthesis converts light energy to chemical energy, producing oxygen, while cellular respiration converts glucose into energy, producing carbon dioxide. The experiment measures how long candles burn in jars with and without the planimal. The candle with the planimal burned significantly longer, indicating it produced oxygen through photosynthesis. This shows the planimal undergoes both photosynthesis and cellular respiration in a cyclic process to generate energy.

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    Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Lab

    To find out that Planimal goes through Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration by
    observing if it releases oxygen:
    Photosynthesis is a process that converts light energy into chemical energy. A byproduct of this process is oxygen.
    Cellular Respiration is a process that uses glucose released by photosynthesis and
    converts it into energy (ATP) useable to perform various tasks. A by- product of this
    process is Carbon dioxide.
    Question: Does the planimal The Mighty Green go thorough photosynthesis and
    Cellular Respiration?
    Hypothesis: I think that the planimal does undergoes both photosynthesis and
    cellular respiration because it contains chlorophyll (is green in color) which is
    essential for photosynthesis to occur and will release oxygen since its a byproduct
    of the process. The plant would be required to take up carbon dioxide (cellular
    respiration) for photosynthesis to occur.
    Materials Required:
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    2 Jars of the same size


    Planimal The Mighty Green
    2 Candles
    Timer
    Lighter (to burn the candles)

    Procedure:
    1. Light the two candles using a lighter.
    2. Place your planimal beside one of the candles.
    3. Cover both candles with the jars at the same time making sure one consists
    of the planimal inside it and one being alone and start the timer immediately.
    4. Observe the time and note down when each candle stops burning.
    5. Conduct the experiment one more time for better and more accurate results.
    Observations:
    Jar with Planimal
    Jar without the
    Planimal

    Try 1
    154
    45

    Try 2
    120
    50

    On an average, The Candle in the Jar with the planimal stopped burning in 137
    seconds whereas the Candle in the Jar without the planimal stopped burning in 47.5
    seconds.

    Conclusion: The Planimal The Mighty Green undergoes photosynthesis as it


    produces oxygen as a byproduct. This can be confirmed because if the jar with
    planimal didnt have oxygen, it wouldve stopped burning at the same time as the
    other one. Presence of oxygen is required for a candle to keep burning, and the
    Candle in the jar with the planimal burned for a longer period of time because it had
    oxygen. This proves that our planimal does go through the process of
    photosynthesis. Our planimal also undergoes cellular respiration as it uses the
    carbon dioxide released by the candle to convert it into oxygen and then the oxygen
    allowing candle to keep burning. Both of the processes work together in a cycle in
    order for The Mighty green to generate useful energy that helps it perform the tasks
    its required.
    The rate of photosynthesis is impacted by different conditions in the planimal. If
    more sunlight and water are taken by the planimal, photosynthesis occurs faster
    and more oxygen is produced. If more carbon dioxide is given to this planimal, it
    also increases the rate of photosynthesis occurring in it. This carbon dioxide is used
    to make sugars in the photosynthesis reaction. The carbon dioxide released by the
    candle caused our planimal to take it more carbon dioxide than what was already
    present in the air, and release more oxygen which caused the candle to keep
    burning for a longer time compared to the one in the normal jar.

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