Mitosis Experimental Design
I. Problem/Question
Will temperatures affect mitosis and plant cells.
II. Hypothesis
I believe that a temperature of ten degrees hotter than ideal will speed up the rate of mitosis and if I am right, I will see more plants become heavier measured by a scale.
III. VariablesThe independent variable for my project would be the temperature and as for the Dependent variable the weight of the plant will take that place.
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IV. Experimental GroupsThe Experimental group of this project would be ten degrees less than ideal and 10 degrees greater than ideal.
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V. Experimental Procedure
- Collect the same type of plants that all weigh the same.
- Put one third of the plants in a room ten degrees less than ideal temperature.
- Put another one third of plants in a room ten degrees greater than ideal temperature.
- Leave the rest of the plants in a room and set that as ideal temperature.
- Let plants stay in the rooms for two weeks.
- Water each plant, each day with the same amount of water.
- Record the weight of each plant every day until end of the two weeks.
- At the end of the two weeks, record and compare the final weight of each plant.
VI. Materials
- Scale
- Water
- Plants
- Pots
- Thermometer
VII. Expected Results
The expected results would be that the plants in colder temperature weigh less than the ones with hot temperature. I believe the temperature affects the growth of the plant and cell division. I believe this because, I feel the process of mitosis speeds up when it's in warmer temperatures than in colder temperatures when the cells slows down.