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The unicellular green alga Chlorella is often used as a model organism to study the effects of various substances on the growth of photosynthetic organisms. Researchers studying the detoxification of certain metals by Chlorella first collected data on the growth dynamics of the alga. A small number of Chlorella were added to 1,500 mL of culture medium that contained all of the inorganic nutrients needed for growth. Every five days for 30 days, the researchers performed multiple counts to determine the concentration of Chlorella in the culture. a. Describe why the amount of light available to the Chlorella culture might affect the growth dynamics of the alga.

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It depends on the light for its growth.

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The amount of light available to the Chlorella culture might affect the growth dynamics of the algae because Chlorella is just like plant that prepare their own food with the presence of light. If there is more amount of light received by the Chlorella algae, it prepare more food and more growth occurs while on the other hand, if there is less amount of light available to Chlorella algae so it produce less amount of food and less growth will occur.

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