How Does Radiation Affect The Growth Of Seeds
Data Analysis
Does radiation affect the growth of seeds? If, plant seeds are exposed to microwave radiation, then the seeds will grow less than how a seed is usually grown. The independent variable was the amount of microwave radiation the seeds receive. The dependent variable was the growth of the plant seeds. Control variables were the amount of water (30 mL at a time), the amount of light (11 hours each day), and the amount of seeds. The control group was the non-microwaved seeds. The experimental group was how long to microwave the seeds. The first seed wasn’t microwaved at all, the second seed was microwaved for 15 seconds, and the third cell was microwaved for 30 seconds. To collect the data, figure out how tall the plants are, then …show more content…
water them. Keep doing the same thing and then, possibly, the plants might start to grow. Measure them by centimeters with a ruler and record that data, the temperature, the date, and what happened to the plants. This experiment took 35 days to complete. In the experiment, there were three cells with the three seeds. Cell numbers 1, 2, and 3 started growing on Day 9. Cell #1 grew 6cm. It took 5 days until the plant grew more. On Day 15, the plant grew 7cm. On Days 34 and 35, the plant was 9cm. Cell #2 grew 6cm when it started growing. On the next day, the plant grew by 1cm, so then the plant grew to 7cm. During the next 4 days (Days 11-15), the plant grew 8cm. On Day 34, the plant grew 10cm. On Day 35, the plant grew 13cm. Cell #3 grew 5cm when it started growing. Then, the plant grew 7cm on Days 10 and 11. During the next 3 days, the plant grew 8cm. On Day 15, the plant grew 8.5cm. During Days 34 and 35, the plant grew 10cm. The mean of all of the measurements was 5.33cm. Some of the leaves looked different than others, and there were a total of 4 leaves.
Something that was taught was that the radiation caused Cell numbers 2 and 3 to grow taller than Cell #1.
The radiation affected the seeds and the inside of the seed. I think that the results I did because I understand that not only radiation can affect the growth of seeds, but can make the plant grow longer, but in a slower process. This data relates to my hypothesis because it defines how slow the seeds can grow. Radiation is very hot and the seeds need water to survive, but not dry up. Also, radiation can be dangerous depending on how the weather is like. The control variable, on the other hand, the control group also took a slower process to grow, so radiation can be dangerous, but also useful.
The results in my experiment make sense because this shows me that my hypothesis was incorrect. Cell numbers 2 and 3 grew longer than Cell #1. These cells were microwaved, but the control group was not. The tools that were used in the experiment were cucumber seeds, 3-Cell growing container, soil (Miracle Grow), plant growing light, labels, popsicle stick, thermometer, tap water, microwave, and a beaker. The cucumber seeds is probably what caused to have unexpected results because other students had different seeds. Also, the soil possibly caused the plant to get more
nutrients.
So far, the data that was collected proved that when the seeds were affected by radiation, the radiation caused the seeds to work differently because when the leaves grew, they looked different than how the leaves were supposed to look like. Also, the data proved that the radiation makes the plant grow faster than regular or normal sunlight. Overall, the experiment went well and this experiment would work with different types of seeds.
Does radiation affect the growth of seeds? If, plant seeds are exposed to microwave radiation, then the seeds will grow less than how a seed is usually grown. The independent variable was the amount of microwave radiation the seeds receive. The dependent variable was the growth of the plant seeds. Control variables were the amount of water (30 mL at a time), the amount of light (11 hours each day), and the amount of seeds. The control group was the non-microwaved seeds. The experimental group was how long to microwave the seeds. The first seed wasn’t microwaved at all, the second seed was microwaved for 15 seconds, and the third cell was microwaved for 30 seconds. To collect the data, figure out how tall the plants are, then …show more content…
water them. Keep doing the same thing and then, possibly, the plants might start to grow. Measure them by centimeters with a ruler and record that data, the temperature, the date, and what happened to the plants. This experiment took 35 days to complete. In the experiment, there were three cells with the three seeds. Cell numbers 1, 2, and 3 started growing on Day 9. Cell #1 grew 6cm. It took 5 days until the plant grew more. On Day 15, the plant grew 7cm. On Days 34 and 35, the plant was 9cm. Cell #2 grew 6cm when it started growing. On the next day, the plant grew by 1cm, so then the plant grew to 7cm. During the next 4 days (Days 11-15), the plant grew 8cm. On Day 34, the plant grew 10cm. On Day 35, the plant grew 13cm. Cell #3 grew 5cm when it started growing. Then, the plant grew 7cm on Days 10 and 11. During the next 3 days, the plant grew 8cm. On Day 15, the plant grew 8.5cm. During Days 34 and 35, the plant grew 10cm. The mean of all of the measurements was 5.33cm. Some of the leaves looked different than others, and there were a total of 4 leaves.
Something that was taught was that the radiation caused Cell numbers 2 and 3 to grow taller than Cell #1.
The radiation affected the seeds and the inside of the seed. I think that the results I did because I understand that not only radiation can affect the growth of seeds, but can make the plant grow longer, but in a slower process. This data relates to my hypothesis because it defines how slow the seeds can grow. Radiation is very hot and the seeds need water to survive, but not dry up. Also, radiation can be dangerous depending on how the weather is like. The control variable, on the other hand, the control group also took a slower process to grow, so radiation can be dangerous, but also useful.
The results in my experiment make sense because this shows me that my hypothesis was incorrect. Cell numbers 2 and 3 grew longer than Cell #1. These cells were microwaved, but the control group was not. The tools that were used in the experiment were cucumber seeds, 3-Cell growing container, soil (Miracle Grow), plant growing light, labels, popsicle stick, thermometer, tap water, microwave, and a beaker. The cucumber seeds is probably what caused to have unexpected results because other students had different seeds. Also, the soil possibly caused the plant to get more
nutrients.
So far, the data that was collected proved that when the seeds were affected by radiation, the radiation caused the seeds to work differently because when the leaves grew, they looked different than how the leaves were supposed to look like. Also, the data proved that the radiation makes the plant grow faster than regular or normal sunlight. Overall, the experiment went well and this experiment would work with different types of seeds.