Horticultural Responses to Light Notesheet

Name: Date Assignment is due: upon finishing PPT

Day of Week Date

C. Kohn, Waterford WI

Hour Why late?

Date:

If your project was late, describe why

1. What plant process is most affected by light? 2. White light is composed of what colors? 3. Light is s a form of . Light energy travels in

4. List and describe the three aspects of light that affect plant growth and production:

5. In what range of the electromagnetic spectrum of energy would we find visible light? 6. Light in intensity is determined by the size of the 7. The intensity. the wave, the more intense the light. The of light energy

nm

the wave, the lower the

8. The more light a plant receives, the

the photosynthesis.

9. Why might bright light lower photosynthesis in some cases? Explain:

10. Why is exposed skin more likely to get sunburned in summer than in winter even if it is exposed for the same amount of time? Answer using the phrase concentration of light

11. Light frequency is the

12. How does a wavelength differ from the wave height?

13. The smaller the wavelength, the to be carried by that light 14. The longer the wavelength, the the color

the frequency, causing

energy

the color. The shorter the wavelength, the

15. A taller wave, shorter wavelength would be what color: 16. A shorter wave, longer wavelength would be what color: 17. What substance in plants detects light? 18. The color of the pigment is determined by what?

19. Which pigment is found in all plants? a. What colors does this pigment absorb? 20. What pigments are found only in some plants? a. What colors do these pigments absorb? 21. What is the Action Spectra? 22. What structure in plants detect the presence and quality of light? a. What type of light do they detect? 23. How will phytochrome change in response to changing light conditions? And And

24. What structure causes small seeds to germinate in response to light? 25. What structures detect blue light? a. List the changes these are responsible for:

26. Flowering only occurs under what kind or kinds of light?

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27. Below, draw what a plant under only red light will look like on the left, and under only blue light on the right

28. How did Dr. Kasperbauer increase fruit production in tomatoes and strawberries by 20%?

29. Which is more important in regards to light duration length of day or length of night? Explain:

30. What is photoperiod? 31. What are the three kinds of photoperiod? List and describe

32. In fall, Mr. Kohn becomes concerned when the library lights are left on, especially considering that their upper level windows are near the greenhouse. What might be the cause for his concern? Hint we start growing poinsettias in September.