With the worlds population growing constantly quicker and more reliable ways to produce foods need to be made. Through hydroponics more plants and crops can be created in a shorter amount of time. "Hydroponics is an excellent method of conducting research with controlled conditions of nutrient availability." The problem is that if the exact amount of minerals are not used the produce may have negative side effects or unwanted results. Through the research of hydroponics the less fortunate can
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The C4 & CAM Pathway Many plant species that evolved in hot‚ dry climates fix carbon through alternative pathways. Under hot and dry conditions‚ plants can rapidly lose water to the air through small pores called stomata. Stomata (singular‚ stoma)‚ are usually located on the undersurface of the leaves. Plants can reduce water loss by partially closing their stomata when the air is hot and dry. Stomata are the major passageways through which CO2 enters and O2 leaves a plant. When a plant’s stomata are
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Investigating the Effects of Plant growth within Abstract This experiment was conducted to determine whether or not those plants can grow in low fertilized‚ less sun light and the control group. Each group had there own task of making sure that the plants were always water‚ each plant had the same amount of light on them. When the plants started to evolve each individual plant was measured of the height. Most of the plants grew faster than others but over the period the plants that grew faster started
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Statement: There are many common plants that contain medicinal properties that also explore information on treatment‚ health benefits & side effects. Guide Questions: 1. What are the common plants with medicinal properties? 2. What are the common medicinal properties that these plants contain? 3. What are the benefits and risks brought about by these medicinal properties of plants? 4. What are the side effects in taking up medicinal plants? Are there any? Sentence Outline
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A plants volatile organic compound (VOC) composition is the hand that swats unwanted visitors‚ welcomes visitation from much needed pollinators‚ and the substantial determinant in a plants identity and overall evolutionary fitness within the plant community. Understanding the mechanics of volatile formation is essential in interpreting their importance in plant life‚ and in plant-animal interactions. A huge allocation of energy is assumed to be given to the production of volatiles‚ and is therefore
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invasive plant removal in front of Haggett Hall/McCarty Hall. Our duty was to plant some helping plants that can help maintain the environment‚ such as Sword ferns and Wall lettuce. There were also other tasks available including implanting signs and trash-picking-ups. Yet‚ I found removing invasive plant more appealing to me and thus that became my primary duty of the day. Invasive plants are defined as nonnative plants that are carried into the country either intentionally or not. Invasive plants are
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to show the effects that different colors of light have on plant growth. We separated our plants into different boxes and then covered the openings with colored cellophane. We conducted this experiment for approximately two weeks. Out of the colors blue‚ green‚ red‚ and yellow‚ the plant behind the blue cellophane grew the most. Research Problem What effects does different color light have on plant growth? Hypothesis The plants will grow taller under the red and blue light opposed to the
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Mutualistic relationship of young desert plants and nurse plants. By: Anthony J. Johnston University of Arizona Abstract- The project being presented is on the association of desert plant life with nurse plants. It is said that desert plant life such as C. Gigantea‚ Ferocactus Wislizeni‚ and Ambrosia Deltoidea‚ associate themselves with other large nurse plants for protection‚ and other resources. Results showed that there was no random association of this hypothesis; therefore the null hypothesis
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Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes Sanguinolenta) also known as "freckle face" is an attractive decorative ornamental plant with velvety green leaves and splashes of color. Its color spectrum consists of red‚ white‚ purple‚ lavender‚ purple scarlet rose. The striking leaves also come in solid colors with dots. Other common names for this plant are the flamingo plant‚ the pink dot plant‚ and the measles plant suggest spotted leaves. This bushy‚ colorful plant is native to Madagascar where it can grow up
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also anchor the plant. Some roots have mycorrhizae‚ which increase the surface area and therefore increase the absorption. The endodermis‚ which is the innermost layer of cells in the root cortex‚ surrounds the vascular cylinder. It is the passage of minerals from the cortex into the vascular tissue. The stem has a system of nodes where leaves are attached. They have a waxy coating (epidermis) that prevents water loss. The stem and the roots are the 2 main axes in a vascular plant. Fluids are transported
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