When sea levels and temperatures rise as a result of climate change, how will plants react? In this experiment, the growth of Wisconsin Fast Plants (WFPs) will be tested when temperature and waterlogging are added to twelve WFP chambers. The question that will be attempted to answer is: How do factors of climate change—water and temperature stress—affect the growth of WFPs? Waterlogging is the act of adding too much water and temperature stress is extreme temperatures. This question is being investigated so we can have an idea of what will happen to plants when sea levels and temperatures rise and fall during climate change. Climate change (as opposed to global warming, which is only the heating up of the earth) encompasses many changes occurring
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First, we had to determine the controls for each variable. For the temperature variable, we chose 75o F, because the WFP website recommended keeping plants at room temperature . We decided on 2.5mL a day after some trial and error to find a suitable water amount. The other water levels were decided also through trial and error, and we ended up with >1mL and 10mL daily. Then we had to decide on the other measurements for the variables. We decided to make the other temperatures 110o and 85o because they are, according to the WFP website, too high for healthy plant …show more content…
On day 10, the 75o Control plants grew an average of 4.55 cm. This shows that room temperature is good for plant growth. The 100 Watt (110o) plants all died by day 7 showing that extreme heat stress is very bad for plant growth. Some of the plants died on day 5 and one never sprouted at all, but all were dead by day 7. The 50 Watt plants all died on day 6, which means that 85o is worse for plants than 1100 because they survived for a shorter period of time. The highest plant in 100 Watt was 1.3 cm and the highest plant recorded in 50 Watt was 2.55 cm. In terms of highest growth, the 50 Watt did better than 100 Watt, but in terms of length of survival, 100 Watt was more successful. The plants in the control of 75o were the most successful out of the temperature plants, while plants in extreme and modest heat stress died quickly and did not grow very tall. This means that high temperatures are detrimental to plant growth, and as temperatures rise, plants might begin to die out due to the new unsatisfactory conditions for growth. The control of 2.5 mL reached an average of 3.75 cm by the last day or recording. The highest plant was 4.75 cm, found in Cell 2 2.5 mL #1. By the last day of recorded data, the 10 mL plants were an average of 5.9 cm.
First, we had to determine the controls for each variable. For the temperature variable, we chose 75o F, because the WFP website recommended keeping plants at room temperature . We decided on 2.5mL a day after some trial and error to find a suitable water amount. The other water levels were decided also through trial and error, and we ended up with >1mL and 10mL daily. Then we had to decide on the other measurements for the variables. We decided to make the other temperatures 110o and 85o because they are, according to the WFP website, too high for healthy plant …show more content…
On day 10, the 75o Control plants grew an average of 4.55 cm. This shows that room temperature is good for plant growth. The 100 Watt (110o) plants all died by day 7 showing that extreme heat stress is very bad for plant growth. Some of the plants died on day 5 and one never sprouted at all, but all were dead by day 7. The 50 Watt plants all died on day 6, which means that 85o is worse for plants than 1100 because they survived for a shorter period of time. The highest plant in 100 Watt was 1.3 cm and the highest plant recorded in 50 Watt was 2.55 cm. In terms of highest growth, the 50 Watt did better than 100 Watt, but in terms of length of survival, 100 Watt was more successful. The plants in the control of 75o were the most successful out of the temperature plants, while plants in extreme and modest heat stress died quickly and did not grow very tall. This means that high temperatures are detrimental to plant growth, and as temperatures rise, plants might begin to die out due to the new unsatisfactory conditions for growth. The control of 2.5 mL reached an average of 3.75 cm by the last day or recording. The highest plant was 4.75 cm, found in Cell 2 2.5 mL #1. By the last day of recorded data, the 10 mL plants were an average of 5.9 cm.