A student conducted a scientific experiment with a plant. She cut out three 1-inch circles from construction paper and attached each circle to a different leaf of the plant. Finally, she set the plant in front of a sunny window with good air flow and left it there. She made sure that the plant was given enough water during her experiment. After 2 days, she removed one of the circles; after 4 days, she removed another circle; and at the end of the week, she removed the last circle. Here are her results: Day 2: slight mark where the paper covered the leaf; it is a lighter green than the rest of the leaf. Day 4: yellow circle where the construction paper was. Day 7: almost white circle where the paper covered the leaf. Using your knowledge of photosynthesis, which answer choice explains what most likely will happen to those leaves once the plant is put back in the sun without the construction paper circles attached? (1 point) Responses The rest of the plant will develop yellow or white circles just like the leaves that had the construction paper circles on them and photosynthesis will not occur in those areas even though the sunligh energy is being absorbed by the chlorophyll contained in the chloroplasts. The rest of the plant will develop yellow or white circles just like the leaves that had the construction paper circles on them and photosynthesis will not occur in those areas even though the sunligh energy is being absorbed by the chlorophyll contained in the chloroplasts. Those leaves will fall off and the rest of the plant will continue to grow and perform photosynthesis. Those leaves will fall off and the rest of the plant will continue to grow and perform photosynthesis. The plant will die because the damage caused by the construction paper circles prohibited photosynthesis to occur at all. The plant will die because the damage caused by the construction paper circles prohibited photosynthesis to occur at all. Those areas that were covered by the paper circles will now be able to absorb the sunlight energy into the chlorophyll contained in the chloroplasts, photosynthesis will occur in those areas, and the green color will eventually return.
Those areas that were covered by the paper circles will now be able to absorb the sunlight energy into the chlorophyll contained in the chloroplasts, photosynthesis will occur in those areas, and the green color will eventually return.
The correct answer is: Those areas that were covered by the paper circles will now be able to absorb the sunlight energy into the chlorophyll contained in the chloroplasts, photosynthesis will occur in those areas, and the green color will eventually return.
Based on the information provided, we can use our knowledge of photosynthesis to determine the most likely outcome. Photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert sunlight energy into usable energy in the form of glucose. It occurs in chloroplasts, which contain chlorophyll, the pigment responsible for capturing sunlight.
In the experiment, the student covered three leaves with construction paper circles. After a few days, the leaves showed different changes: a slight mark and lighter green color on day 2, a yellow circle on day 4, and an almost white circle on day 7. These changes suggest that the covered areas received less sunlight, hampering photosynthesis.
As the plant is put back in the sun without the construction paper circles, it is likely that the leaves will return to their normal green color and continue performing photosynthesis. The reason is that the chlorophyll in the remaining parts of the leaf and the rest of the plant's leaves will still be able to absorb sunlight energy. Photosynthesis will occur in these areas, allowing the plant to convert sunlight into energy.
Based on this knowledge, the most appropriate answer choice is:
"Those areas that were covered by the paper circles will now be able to absorb the sunlight energy into the chlorophyll contained in the chloroplasts, photosynthesis will occur in those areas, and the green color will eventually return."