Mitosis Experimental Design
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I. Problem/Question
The goal for this experiment is to test a hypothesis about if you think temperature affects the rate of mitosis in plant cells.I am going to test my hypothesis by making an experiment and measuring each plant for results.
II. Hypothesis
I believe temperature will affect the rate of mitosis in a plant cell and if I'm right I'll see that a plant in an environment with temperature colder than ideal will grow slower and shorter than a plant in an temperature hotter than ideal and the rate of mitosis will be faster and the plant will be taller as measured by the height of the plant with a ruler.
III. Variables
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IV. Experimental GroupsControl Group: A group of plants in an environment with ideal temperature.
Experimental Group/s:
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V. Experimental Procedure
- Get three plants of the same type.
- Put one of the plants in an ideal temperature.(control group)
- Put another one in a temperature 5 ° C colder than ideal.
- Put the last one in a temperature 5 ° C hotter than ideal.
- Check plant height everyday at 2:00pm
- Measure how many centimeters the plants grow a day.
- Collect data for 15 days by measuring the plant height in centimeters.
VI. Materials List
- Three identical plants
- A ruler
- Environment hotter than ideal (temperature)
- Environment colder than ideal (temperature)
- Environment ideal (temperature)
- A piece of paper to write on
- A pencil or pen
VII. Expected Results
If our experiment is correct and goes as planned,I expect the plant with temperature 5 ° C hotter than ideal to grow faster and taller than the one in colder temperature because I think that temperature affects the mitosis process of the plant,so as hotter it is the faster the plant grows.