A student is collecting the gas given off from a plant in bright sunlight at a temperature of 27°c. The gas being collected is probably

The gas being collected is probably Oxygen

Explanation:

Plants produce oxygen through a process known as photosynthesis by utilizing carbon monoxide, a by-product produced by humans during the process of breathing. Humans also breathe in the oxygen ( by-product of photosynthesis) produced by the plants. Therefore, humans and plants live in a symbiotic relationship.

Photosynthesis is the process plants use to synthesize food from carbon dioxide and water. Sunlight is used as a energy source. Photosynthesis releases oxygen as a byproduct.

At low temperatures, between 0 and 10 degrees Celsius – the enzymes that carry out photosynthesis do not work efficiently, and this decreases the photosynthetic rate.

At medium temperature above 10 degrees Celsius to below 40 degrees Celsius (e.g 27 degrees Celsius), the photosynthetic enzymes work at their optimum levels, so photosynthesis proceeds.

At a temperature above 40 degrees Celsius, the enzymes that carry out photosynthesis lose their shape and functionality, and the photosynthetic rate declines rapidly.

Equation for photosynthesis reaction:

6CO2 + 6H20 + (energy) = C6H12O6 + 6O2

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