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6.06 Plant Growth, Cells, and Tissues
Name: Ian Santiago
Title: Virtual Garden Lab
Objective: After doing this lab, you should be able to
 Identify patterns in plant growth under varying conditions: such as sunlight, gravity, water, and
soil pH.
 Predict outcomes of plant growth under multiple parameters
Materials: Virtual Garden Simulation from lesson
Lap Report Form
DATA CHART A
Day 1
Monocot
Day 2
Dicot
Day 3
Dicot
Day 4
Dicot
Day 5
Dicot
Day 6
Dicot
Day 7
Dicot
Day 8
Dicot
Row 2:
Hydrangeas
Dicot
Monocot
Monocot
Monocot
Monocot
Monocot
Monocot
Dicot
Row 3:
Pansies
Monocot
Dicot
Dicot
Dicot
Dicot
Dicot
Dicot
Dicot
Row 1:
Sunflowers
DATA CHART B
Row 1:
9 days
healthy
2 weeks
healthy
4 weeks
healthy
6 weeks
healthy
Plant height
8 ft.
Row 2:
healthy
healthy
healthy
healthy
5 ft.
Row 3:
healthy
healthy
healthy
unhealthy
7 1/2 in.
DATA CHART C
Row 1:
9 days
Healthy
2 weeks
Healthy
4 weeks
Healthy
6 weeks
Healthy
Plant height
8 ft.
Row 2:
Healthy
` healthy
Healthy
Healthy
5 ft.
Row 3:
Healthy
Healthy
Healthy
healthy
8 in.
DATA CHART D
Row 1:
9 days
unhealthy
2 weeks
unhealthy
4 weeks
unhealthy
6 weeks
unhealthy
Plant height
2 ft.
Row 2:
healthy
healthy
healthy
healthy
5 ft.
Row 3:
unhealthy
unhealthy
unhealthy
unhealthy
5 in.
Analysis Questions:
1. Which row was the best placement for the pansies, hydrangeas, and sunflowers? Explain your
answer.
The Pansies flowers because they are used to a cooler temperature and not a direct sunlight.
2. Describe the process of germination and plant growth you observed in the lab activity for a monocot
plant. (Hint: Use data chart A to help with your description.)
The one that has all the endosperm is the cotyledon, and when germination begins, the hair-like roots
transform into a bulb and then it breaks open and stays under the soil, while a leaf reaches upward.
3. Describe the process of germination and plant growth you observed in the lab activity for a dicot
plant.
Roots grow downward from the seed to provide more sub roots. They grow into a hair-like substance
that remains attached as the stem grows upward, which then breaks the soil and develop leaves.
4. Which of your plants was a dicot? Which was a monocot? How could you tell? (Hint: Refer to the
lesson for differences in monocots and dicots.)
The most monocot plant was the hydrangeas because of its hair-like roots and growing upward. The
pansies and sunflowers were the dicot pants because they got developed taproot.
5. What was the correct water level for germination? Why did this water level work best for all the
plants in the garden?
The correct water level for germination was 2 cm. All the plants were mostly healthy.
6. What water level did you select for plant growth during your first attempt? Describe the observations
of your plants at this water level. Based on your data, was the level you picked the best choice for
optimum growth?
I chose 4 cm for the first attempt, though, it was too much for the pansies, which made them drown.
Next, I picked 2 cm, and they grew stronger and healthier.
7. What pH level did you select for plant growth? Describe the observations of your plants at this pH
level. Based on your data, was the level you picked the best choice for optimum growth?
I selected a low pH level, and my hydrangeas were a different color.
8. Describe your observations of plant growth in zero gravity.
The plants did not grow healthy without a gravitational pull and they grw in different directions than
normal.