Below are the data
collected for this experiment. All measurements are in mm.
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the data here.
Title:
In what temperature will a seed in water sprout and grow? (Workshop 6)
Condition: Room temperature (control)
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Observation 1 |
Observation 2 |
Observation 3 |
Observation 4 |
Observation 5 |
| Seed A |
shoot (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| root (mm) |
0 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
| appearance |
swollen to 26 mm |
moldy |
moldy, yellow-brown |
no change |
orange, flattened |
| Seed B |
shoot (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| root (mm) |
0 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
15 |
| appearance |
swollen to 24 mm |
no change |
moldy, yellow-brown |
more mold |
brown, moldy, flattened |
| Seed C |
shoot (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| root (mm) |
0 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
| appearance |
swollen to 23 mm |
no change |
yellow-brown |
no change |
dark orange, moldy, flattened |
Condition: Warm environment (heating pad)
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Observation 1 |
Observation 2 |
Observation 3 |
Observation 4 |
Observation 5 |
| Seed A |
shoot (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| root (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| appearance |
swollen to 23 mm |
mushy |
shriveled, brown |
browner |
dark brown, flattened |
| Seed B |
shoot (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| root (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| appearance |
swollen to 22 mm |
mushy |
mushy |
mush |
brown, flattened |
| Seed C |
shoot (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| root (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| appearance |
swollen to 25 mm |
mushy |
mushy |
more mush |
flat, mushy, destroyed |
Condition: Cool environment (refrigerator)
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Observation 1 |
Observation 2 |
Observation 3 |
Observation 4 |
Observation 5 |
| Seed A |
shoot (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| root (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| appearance |
swollen to 25 mm |
no change |
no change |
no change |
no change |
| Seed B |
shoot (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| root (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| appearance |
swollen to 27 mm |
no change |
no change |
no change |
no change |
| Seed C |
shoot (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| root (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| appearance |
swollen to 24 mm |
no change |
no change |
no change |
no change |
Condition: Cold environment (freezer)
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Observation 1 |
Observation 2 |
Observation 3 |
Observation 4 |
Observation 5 |
| Seed A |
shoot (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| root (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| appearance |
swollen to 26 mm |
no change |
no change |
no change |
no change |
| Seed B |
shoot (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| root (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| appearance |
swollen to 26 mm |
no change |
no change |
no change |
no change |
| Seed C |
shoot (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| root (mm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| appearance |
swollen to 27 mm |
no change |
no change |
no change |
no change |