) is added to the water to create a solution. Which of the options below is the best reason why baking soda was added?(1 point)
Responses
To add carbon dioxide to the solution that the plant needs as a reactant of photosynthesis
To add carbon dioxide to the solution that the plant needs as a reactant of photosynthesis
To keep the water from changing into another color
To keep the water from changing into another color
To add oxygen to the solution that the plant needs as a reactant of photosynthesis
To add oxygen to the solution that the plant needs as a reactant of photosynthesis
To keep the elodea plant from decaying
1 answer
The best reason why baking soda (NaHCO₃) is added to the water in this context is:
To add carbon dioxide to the solution that the plant needs as a reactant of photosynthesis.
Baking soda dissolves in water to release carbon dioxide, which is essential for photosynthesis in plants like elodea.
