Planting Science: Plants Growing in Crowded and Not Crowded Environments. Zhianna Alexis Diana
Question and Hypothesis Question: How does planting multiple seeds in the same pot affect plant growth as opposed to planting a single seed in a single pot? Hypothesis: Pot 1, with the least number of seeds will grow taller by an average height of 3 mm.
Procedures/Method 1. Planting!! -700 milliliters of soils in each pot. -One pot would have 2 seeds, the second would have 6 seeds, and the third pot would have 8 seeds. 2. Water each pot with equal amount of water every day. (50mililiters) 3. Water plants each class 4. Measure the height of plants in each pot and the growth rate.
Data Analysis Only 4 plants made it alive in pot 2. The average height of the plants in pot #1 was 4.5mm. Pot #2 was 7.29mm, and pot #3 was 6.458mm.
Data Analysis continued Pot 2 had the tallest plants The growth rate between pot 2 and pot 3 was similar Pot 1 had the shortest plants
Plant Growth Data Chart Day 2 Pot 1 0mm Pot 2 Pot 3 Day 7 2mm 5mm 4.5mm 3.5mm 4mm 6mm 7mm Day 9 5.5mm 7.5mm 6.5mm 8.5mm Day 11 9mm
Conclusions In conclusion, the experiment did not support our hypothesis. Plant 2 had the tallest plants and the fastest growth rate. If there could be a change in the experiment, it would be to increase the number of seeds in each pot.