Results

The data compares the absorbance levels of the experimental group exposed to purple light and the control group exposed to natural light over the course of 30 minutes, samples taken at 10 minutes intervals. Looking at the data collected, usually the samples exposed to purple light have higher absorbance levels. In Table 1, which displays all control group data, the control group contains lower averages of absorbance levels at 0 minutes as compared to Table 2, which displays experimental data under purple light, containing higher averages of absorbance levels at 0 minutes. For example, in the sample containing chloroplasts plus light for both groups, the experimental group average at 0 minutes was 0.827 AU, which is higher than the control group average at 0 minutes which was 0.67 AU. However as time reaches 30 minutes, these results seem to flip, where at 30 minutes, the control group absorbance levels are higher on average among all samples than the experimental group. This is displayed in Tables 1 and 2, where for instance in the sample containing chloroplasts plus light for both groups, the absorbance level of the control group at 30 minutes was 0.67 AU, which is significantly higher than the experimental group at 30 minutes which yielded an absorbance of 0.055 AU. These results coincide with the graphs, as in Figures 1, 2, and 4, the experimental group starts off with a higher absorbance level at 0 minutes than the control group, then is shown to decrease over the course of 30 minutes, while the control group increases in absorbance levels over time.