are about a million different kinds of seeds in our world with all of the different types of plants that we have. One type of seed that takes between three to five days to germinate is a daikon radish. The radish (Raphanus sativus ) originated from China. It was commonly seen and eaten by the people of Egypt long before the Egyptians started to construct their very own pyramids. Later on‚ radishes became a common vegetable to eat in Greece‚ and since the radish meant so much worth for the Greeks‚ they
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urpose: The purpose of this lab is to determine the impact of light on the germination of seeds Research: A seed is the reproductive unit of a plant that contains a mature ovule with an embryo. The seed is made up of the seed coat hard shell over the seed‚ two cotyledons‚ fleshy membranes that store food‚ an epicotyl‚ which forms the primary shoot‚ the radicle‚ the primary root of the seed‚ and the hypocotyl‚ the stem of the epicotyl. When the seed is triggered by water to sprout‚ a process called
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investigate the effects of light and gravity on the growth of sunflower seeds. Background Info: Tropism is directional movement in response to a directional stimulus eg light or gravity. Plants are not able to relocate if they happen to start growing where conditions are nor perfect but they can alter their growth towards more favorable conditions. Plants respond to light (phototropism) where the stems grow towards the light and the roots grow away from the light. They also respond to gravity
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To do the lab exercises for this lesson‚ you need to know a little bit about light. White light consists of all the colors of the rainbow mixed together. Diffraction refers to various phenomena which occur when a wave encounters an obstacle. In classical physics‚ the diffraction phenomenon is described as the apparent bending of waves around small obstacles and the spreading out of waves past small openings. Isaac Newton thought that light must be a particle because particles of light that travels
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intensity of illumination. The Intensity of light is measured in Lux which is the S.I unit of measurement of intensity of illumination of a source. The results are tabulated in the Table 4 and plotted as shown in the Figure 7. Table 4 Intensity of Sunlight Time Intensity of Sunlight(LUX) 9.15AM 54900 11.15AM 73400 1.15AM 81000 3.15AM 64500 5.15AM 35100 Figure 7 Plot of Intensity of Sunlight REAL LIFE TRAFFIC LIGHT IMPLEMENTATION The Real life Traffic light like prototype is developed by designing
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rain can be tremendous. In this lab‚ we have chosen to examine the effects of acidic and basic environments on radish plants (Raphanus sativus)‚ by implementing varying pH levels of buffer solution into the soil. We have allotted a total of four days (Tuesday‚ April 10‚ 2012- Friday April 13‚ 2012) to examine the effects of acid rain. Purpose: To investigate the effect of implementing buffer solutions of varying pH levels in soil on the growth in height of radish plants (Raphanus sativus). Independent
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Difference Between Onion Red Rum Bunching Seeds Germinating at 70 degrees compared to 40 degrees. Abstract Researchers tested the germination of Red Rum Bunching Seeds in different temperatures. Research shows that depending on the seed germination is most likely to occur at a higher temperature rather than a colder one. According to the results the germination rate for seeds at room temperature was 96% compared to seeds in the fridge which germinated at 0% Review of Literature According
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This lab report will be detailing the steps taken and the results discovered when using spectrophotometry to determine the percentage of copper in a copper-clad penny and the thicknes of the copper layer on the copper-clad penny. After 1982‚ copper coating has been used in the creation of the penny because the cost of pure copper has increase to the point that the amount needed t omake a penny cost far more than the actual value of the penny. This lab allowed us to see just how much copper coating
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VINEGAR ON RADISH PLANTS 1 The Effects of Ammonia and Vinegar on Radish Plants THE EFFECTS OF AMMONIA AND VINEGAR ON RADISH PLANTS 2 Abstract INTRODUCTION OF GROUP Plants are one of the most complex organisms; how they grow is very complex and it is important to see how they grow to even how they die. We first had to propose a question and test it to see if it was profound enough to test. Our group decided to see how different chemical substances affect radish plants
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Lauren Sullivan Plants Imperfections Abstract The purpose of this experiment was to plant different crosses and observe the different phenotypic ratios the plants present. The procedure of this experiment was plant six different crosses and water them correctly so that we could observe the different phenotypes and compare them to Mendel’s proposed ratios. Mendel‚ who had studied peas‚ did a similar experiment and came up with specific ratios that a monohybrid and dihybrid cross should show. His
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