The purpose of this lab is to prove right or wrong if can
plants germinate in the dark? By using data from 4 different groups of people
who planted radish seed in 4 36*36 trays which have been placed 2 on the dark
and 2 on the light.
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What
was our control for this experiment?
When the experiment of germination y productivity was carried
out in the dark with radish seeds at the same time a control experiment with
radish seeds was placed on the sunlight. The same amount of time, seed, and
dirt was selected for the experiment and the control with the difference of
places.
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What
is the percent of germination for the light treatment? For the dark treatment?
Light treatment, percent germination
36*69 = 69/144
* 100 = 0.479 * 100 = 47.9% = 48%
Dark
treatment, percent germination
50/144*100=34.7% = 35%
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Difference in appearance in the dark
treatment and the light treatment
The
plants in the dark treatment had a light-healthy green looking while the plants
in the dark treatment looked like fall-yellowish. The two treatments had
good-looking plants with color differences; the light treatment had some
brownish plants, but looking to the overall big picture the green plants look
more alive than the yellow ones.
. If there
was growth in the dark treatment plants, explain why that growth may have taken
place.
The plants in the dark treatment grew
because seeds do not need to photosynthesis to germinate. The embryo inside the
seed use the energy stored to germinate and when leaves are up the chloroplasts
in it needs the sunlight to do photosynthesis and continue to grow.
. Dark treatment
Weight
before dry 8.9g
Weight after
dry 1.9 g
Loss 7g
Duration 5min
Temperature
400F
NPP+R=GPP--1.9g+8.9g=
10.8g
. Light
Treatment
Weight
before dry 11.4g
Weight
after fry 2.0g
Loss 9.4g
Duration
7min
Temperature
400F
NPP+R=GPP--2.0+11.4
= 13.4g
Conclusion
After obtaining the results from the four groups and the light and dark
treatments it is possible to say that the hypothesis is proven right, seeds can
germinate without sunlight because of the food stored inside the seed. Also, the results showed that plants that received sunlight grow healthy and good looking while the one that have low sunlight access grow weak, slower, and yellowish.
