Rate Of Germination Lab

In this lab the rate of germination in relation to temperature was observed testing the hypothesis, if the seeds are exposed to cold temperatures then they will not germinate. In the standard germination test a total of one hundred corn seeds were divided into four groups of twenty-five and each group was used to make a ragdoll. The rag dolls were germinated in room temperature. In the cold test one hundred corn seeds were placed on four layers of moist paper towels in the bottom of a metal tray, covered in moist soil and then were placed outside for eight days. After eight days they were allowed to germinate at room temperature for six days. The independent variable being tested is the temperature while the dependent variable is the germination rate. The standard germination test
These characteristics allowed the seeds to be activated and it led to the seeds having a high germination rate. The cold germination test resulted in germination rates of 31%, 50%, 41%, and 53%, leading to an average of 43.75% germination. This low germination most likely occurred because of the low temperatures endured outside. The temperatures averaged about 45.7°F over the period of eight days. Corn grows best in temperatures eighty-five to ninety degrees fahrenheit. The temperatures the corn seeds were exposed to were not its optimum temperatures which led to the seeds not sprouting while outside. The corn seeds only sprouted when they were exposed to room temperature. The results gathered from these experiments proves the hypothesis, if the seeds are exposed to cold temperatures then they will not germinate. The results also show that the seeds need water and warm temperatures to germinate. These results could have been skewed by the varying temperatures the seeds were exposed to outside and inside the classroom. The temperatures in both locations did not remain