home to many species of plants‚ both known and unknown. Our dependencies on tropical plants are vast ranging from the daily essentials of food and shelter‚ to cures for cancer and possibly AIDS. As destruction of the rainforest continues‚ the effects on plants are immense through the loss of genetic diversity and the disappearance of species. Plant species extinction is reaching critical levels. With this extinction comes a cascade of effects on the ecosystems in which plants play a vital role.
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The effect of Temperature on the Xylem of Tomato Plants Question: How does temperature affect the Xylem in Tomato Plants? Introduction: Throughout this experiment I will be testing the size of the Xylem in Roma tomato plants when exposed to different temperatures. I will be placing six Roma Tomatoes in six different area which will each be in different temperatures. After three weeks of constantly watering the tomato plants with blue dyed water I will cut the plant from the root and examine
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Effect of Clay in Soil on Plant Growth INTRODUCTION: In this experiment‚ the relationship between the amount of clay in the soil and plant growth was measured over a two week time period. The manipulated variable in the experiment was the amount of clay in the soil‚ specifically one hundred and twenty grams of clay mixed with eighty grams of soil‚ and the responding variable was the plant growth. Although clay in soil can be beneficial for plant growth in the sense that is provides good moisture
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Colour of Light Effects on Plant Growth Introduction Photosynthesis is the process of converting light energy to chemical energy and storing it in the bonds of sugar. Plants need water‚ Co2 and light energy to create sugar. Photosynthesis occurs mainly in leaves and in 2 phases: light reaction and dark reaction. The light reactions converts light energy to chemical (Biology.clc.uc.edu‚ 2014). This chemical reaction must take place in the thylakoid membrane. Chlorophyll (the green pigment involved
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concentration of caffeine bulbs B‚ C‚ and D were in: 0.1%‚ 0.3%‚ and 0.5%. Four test tubes were gathered to set up the experiment‚ each holding an onion bulb. After each day‚ every individual bulb’s roots were counted and the average length was recorded. After recording this information for six days‚ an onion root tip from each bulb was taken and squashed under a coverslip. These root tips were then looked at under a microscope.
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The Effects Different Types of Water Have on Plant Growth Abstract This experiment examines the rate of plant growth when watered with different solutions. Throughout the course of a nine week period‚ five lima bean seeds were watered with five different solutions to see which will most enhance the growth of plants. The five solutions consisted of distilled‚ filtered
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The effects of caffeine Most people in the world consume caffeine. But have you ever stop and ask yourself what it’s caffeine? what are the effects that it haves? what about how bad is it for the human body? Most people drink coffee‚ tea or coke most of them drinks have a lot of a drug name caffeine because it stimulates the nervous system. Caffeine gives most people a temporary energy boost and elevates the persons mood. The caffeine starts to work around 15 minutes after
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Title: Caffeine: The pros and cons of consumption Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech‚ the audience will be educated on the what caffeine is and the advantages and disadvantages of caffeine consumption. Preview of Main Points: I will be explaining what caffeine is‚ the benefits and the effects it has on us. Introduction (Attention Getter) How many for you consume caffeine on a daily basis? (Central Idea (Introduce topic and relate it to your audience)) In an article from fda
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Caffeine and Cognition Write-Up 1: Which data sets have you selected for your analysis? (5% of mark) The question being considered is the “battle of the sexes” and whether males or females are better at speech-based tasks (this study used the Stroop test). The second question is whether or not caffeine improved the performance of participants in the speech based tasks. Data sets used: V1(Sex of participant)‚ V3(What was the drink taken)‚ V23 (Stroop test-time taken to read word) and V24 (Stroop
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who did not consume the caffeinated beverage. In a recent article published in The Journal of Gerontology‚ Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences‚ scientists found that caffeine can provide cognitive benefits later in life and can help with dementia. “Compared with women who consumed a low amount of caffeine (defined in the study as less than 64 milligrams daily)‚ those who consumed a higher amount (more than 261 milligrams daily) were found to be at 36 percent reduced risk of a diagnosis
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