EXPERIMENT TO SHOW THAT CO2 IS ESSENTIAL FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS.

• Take two healthy potted plants, almost of the same size. • Keep them in a dark room for three days. • Now, place each plant on separate glass plates. • Cover both plants with separate bell-jars as shown in. • Keep petri dish containing potassium hydroxide and place it in inside one of the jars. Potassium hydroxide is used to absorb CO2. • Make the set up airtight by applying molten wax at the point of the bell jars meeting the glass plates. • Place the plant in sunlight for two hours. • After 3-4 hours, remove a leaf from each plant and check for the presence of starch as in the above activities. • Conclusion- The leaf which had no carbon does not turn blue . The leaf containing CO2 does turn blue ad starch was produced in those leaves only. This suggest that carbon dioxide gas is necessary for photosynthesis. ...