Plant Pigments

Students analyze spinach pigments and chloroplasts using paper chromatography, a colorimeter, and a spectrometer to understand how plants capture light for photosynthesis.

Grade Level: Advanced PlacementCollegeHigh School

Subject: Biology

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Plant Pigments Sample Data Part 2 733.92 KB
Plant Pigments Sample Data Part 1 (Spectrometry) 112.57 KB
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Plant Pigments Sample Data Part 1 (SPARKvue) 653.84 KB

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Standards Correlations

IB® Topics AP® Topics
2.9 2-1.A; 2-1.I; 2-1.J; 2-2.A; 2-2.K; 2-4.C; 4-1.F; 4-3.A

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Analyze spinach pigments and chloroplasts using paper chromatography, a colorimeter, and a spectrometer to understand how plants capture light for photosynthesis. Supports...

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