How Will Plants Survive In Scorching Heat and Crazy Winter Weather?
Colleen Walker and Ashley Stern CU Boulder, Fall 2006 On this experiment we attempt to test the temperature of the rate of photosynthesis on C3 plants. We wanted to know if the enzymes in the juniper needles were able to consume more CO2 in a warm climate or in a cold climate. Also, these juniper plants were plucked from Colorado where the weather consistently fluctuates everyday. It was then we hypothesized that the lower the temperature the slowly CO2 will go through photosynthesis but hotter the temperature the faster the CO2 will go through the photosynthesis. To test our hypothesis we placed juniper leaves in 3 different containers, weighed all 3 containers with a scale with juniper leaves and without. We recorded how much CO2 they consumed with the CO2 gas sensor and recorded them 20 minutes each. Each container was placed in different condition. The 1st container we analyzed in a room temperature, the 2nd container was placed in cold environment, and the 3rd container took place
