Right now I'm studying photosynthesis in Biology. We have to design an experiment that would prove how light reactions occur prior to carbon fixing reactions.

I know how light and carbon fixing reactions work, but how can I prove this experimentally? Are there any experiments I can replicate besides the one in which leaves are simply covered up and then tested for starch?

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Since this is not my area of expertise, I searched Google under the key words "light 'carbon fixing' experiment plants" to get these possible sources:

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http://cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/botanicalSciences/Photosynthesis/UsingLight/UsingLight.htm
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-3040.1992.tb01478.x?cookieSet=1&journalCode=pce
http://books.google.com/books?id=RtSpGV_Pl_0C&pg=PA105&lpg=PA105&dq=light+%22carbon+fixing%22+experiment+plants&source=web&ots=oryTkCIRrZ&sig=uI9mbdzm_rCmn68E1TDT-urRalw
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5216/is_2004/ai_n19132886

I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.