Research

Chlorella:

• Single cell, green algae

• Contains chlorophyll a and b pigments in its chloroplast

• Photoautotroph: a producer that makes its own food through photosynthesis

•  Algae can be used to make fuel, fertilizer, cosmetics, food, and animal feed.

 Chloroplasts:

•  are organelles in the algae cells that conduct photosynthesis.

• contain photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll, which captures the energy from sunlight.

• stores energy molecules Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) while freeing oxygen from water during photosynthesis.

 Wavelength:

•  Chloroplasts are influenced by light, color, and intensity

• Less intense light causes chloroplasts to spread

• More intense light causes chloroplasts to stack

• Longer Wavelength has also shown to cause the chloroplasts to spread, such as light through a red filter