This final project challenges you to step into the role of a biologist and investigate the vital process of photosynthesis. You will design and conduct experiments to explore how environmental factors like light and carbon dioxide affect the rate at which aquatic plants produce energy. Through hands-on laboratory work, you will collect and analyze data, and then use your findings to explain the critical connection between photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and the flow of energy within an ecosystem. This project will build on everything you have learned, moving from basic concepts to a deep, creative understanding of how life on Earth is sustained.