WATER LOCATION VS SEED GERMINATION

Better Water? : The Effect of Different Water Locations on Seed Germination

Ceasar Castaneira Biology, Period 2 Ms. Murday DaVinci Science Estela Camacho Mario Amezquita

WATER LOCATION VS SEED GERMINATION Abstract Does there seem to be a relationship between water from different locations and seed germination? In this experiment it was made sure that only objective observations were made. Both quantitative and qualitative observations were made to be able to discuss a relationship. In this experiment we gathered a total of 30 seeds and separated them in 3 groups of 10s. With-in these 3 groups, we watered each group with a different water that came from different locations.

The data collected was both plant height at different days and to see which seeds germinated first from the 3 different locations. This data will be compiled into 3 different bar graphs to represent the number of seeds germinated on a particular day. After, we compiled the data from all 3 graphs and put it together in a final graph that will be compared using a linear graph. We made sure to keep in mind the height of the plants and the shades of green of the plant. So, in the end we decided that DaVinci and Dana water sources are very similar probably due to the fact that they have a system that filters more bacteria from the water.

WATER LOCATION VS SEED GERMINATION Introduction Does there seem to be a correlation between the water types from the three different locations? If so, then is there a causation? Our main problem we really had to answer was to see

how the plants would grow and if the water sources we used were able to let the seeds grow. Our hypothesis is that we predict that the fountain water at DaVinci will germinate the seeds first between DaVinci, Dana, and the park, because the water is filtered and most likely cleaner. We are conducting this experiment in attempts to compare the bacteria amounts in the water of three different locations by measuring the number of germinating seeds and as well as the height of the seeds from the past few days. We made sure to understand that not all seeds might grow because of the fact that they are broken already. An observation is made my describing the characteristics of the experiment. There can be both subjective and objective observations. Subjective being very opinionated as objective is more precise on specifying the color shape and size of the experiment. For and objective observation there is both quantitative and qualitative. Qualitative is when you give observations based on looks. Quantitative observations are ones that are made about specific measurements ad numbers. An inference is similar to a hypothesis where you have to think as to what will happen, except you know what happened and you just give a reason as to why the experiment planned out the way it did. The relationship between the two is that you can see what is happening to and experiment with an observation and with an inference are the conclusions you create from the observations. Materials 1. 473mL of Dana fountain water

WATER LOCATION VS SEED GERMINATION 2. 473mL of DaVinci fountain water 3. 473mL of park fountain water 4. 473Ml of controlled tap water 5. 4 sandwich Ziploc bag 6. 40 lima beans 7. Tape (Four 10cm pieces) 8. 4 sheets of paper towels 9. Sharpie 10. Graduated cylinder Methods 1. Count up 4 different piles of 10 lima beans. 2. Label each Ziploc bag according to destination of water. 3. Grab paper towels and fold each to fit the inside of the Ziploc bag. 4. On each piece of paper towel place 10 Lima beans on one half and then place the paper towel over. 5. Place 1 of each paper towels with lima beans into different Ziploc bags. 6. Using the graduated cylinder, measure out 3 sets of 15 mL of water from the 3 different locations.

WATER LOCATION VS SEED GERMINATION 7. Place each 15mL of water into the 3 different bags until paper towel is moist according to location. 8. Press around the Lima beans to soak them in water. 9. Press the Ziploc bags closed in the middle. 10. Rip 3 pieces of tape and tape each of the 3 bags with one piece of tape and place it on the window where the sun shines. 11. Record data every school day. 12. Record the amount of seeds germinated from each bag. 13. Water plants every Friday.

Window

Water

Lima Beans

WATER LOCATION VS SEED GERMINATION Results

DaVinci
Avergae Germination
3 2 1 0 Day Day Day Day Day Day 1 2 3 4 5 6

Dana
Avergae Germination Avergae Germination
3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 Day Day Day Day Day Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0

Park

Day Day Day Day Day Day 1 2 3 4 5 6

Time (Days)
DaVinci Seeds

Time (Days)
Dana Seeds

Time (Days)
Park Seeds

Controlled Group
Avergae Germination Average Germination
2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 Day Day Day Day Day Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 3 2 1 0 Day 1 Day 2

All Groups

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Time (Days)
DaVinci Seeds Park Seeds Dana Seeds Controlled Seeds

Time (Days)
Controlled Seeds

In our first graph with the DaVinci experimental group, germination did not start until day 2. After day 2 it was very consistent with just an average of 3 seeds germinating. In graph 2 with the Dana experimental group, germination did not start until day two with only 2 seeds and increasing one by the next day. After that it was the same. Our 3rd graph with the park experimental group, we had germination from the first day with 2 seeds and increased by one more seed by the next day. After it was very consistent with the same amount. Finally in our last

WATER LOCATION VS SEED GERMINATION group which is controlled, we had seeds germinate on the fourth day at 2 seeds. After that it was consistent. Our final graph is a comparison between all the groups. We chose to represent the

information in this graph because it is easier to read when representing all this information. From the graph we can tell that the park water germinates first and the controlled group germinates last. We can also tell that there is a tie between the amount of seeds germinated from DaVinci, park, and Dana. We made sure to label the graph exactly the same to the results look the same from the other graphs and there will not be any confusion. Analysis and Discussion Which water from the different locations was the cleaner water to help germinate the seeds sooner was the question we asked? In conclusion the park water would seem to be a better source of water. What I mean by better is that it allows the seeds to germinate sooner. Definitely the water source for the controlled group the worst in terms of the quickness of germination. So the standings would be the park first, DaVinci second, Dana third, and the controlled group last. In terms of height of the seeds then you would need another set of data. The reason for this study would most likely be the fact that we want to check the cleanliness of our own water sources by not drinking them ourselves but, water seeds with them. Due to this experiment I would have to reject my hypothesis because water is the cleaner water source. So we can infer that the park water has less bacteria in the water since growth was allowed sooner. However, the reason why the park water seemed to be better is because of the seeds as well. To explain it could be that the other groups had more damaged seeds and were not allowed more seeds to germinate. The list is endless as to why the park water could have

WATER LOCATION VS SEED GERMINATION possibly won. It seems unreasonable that the park had won because the DaVinci water fountain is new and is said to filter more bacteria. Another simple reason as to why the park won is because of error. There were possible human errors with-in this experiment such as the amount of carbon dioxide let into the bag for the plants to grow. This would have made a difference since plants need CO2 to live. The less carbon dioxide let in then the slower the growth process. An experimental error that we could have had no control over is just the seeds. Whether the seeds are damaged are not. Not all seeds are made the same just like a human being. These are just some of the possible errors that might have occurred. Some suggestions to prevent human errors would be to just put in constant effort

so you maintain the experiment. A possible way to continue the experiment would be to compare the water sources from a poor region compared to a wealthier region.