How Plants Grow

Germination is

• process of growing of new plant from a seed

• process of traveling of seed from one place to another

• process of preparing soil

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Baby plant inside seed is also called

• seed leaves

• seed coat

• seedling

when the seed germinates, __________ comes out first.

• shoot

• root

• fruit

This plant has small buds on its leaves which later grow into new plants.

• Dandelion

• Dahlia

• Bryophyllum

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Identify the hypothesis for this experiment.

• The seeds in the container receiving 40 mL of water will sprout first.

• How long will it take the seeds to sprout?

• There is all the same type of seeds in the experiment.

• What type of soil are the seeds planted in?

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What is the independent variable (cause) is this experiment? "Which type of medium (soil or sand) is best for plant growth?"

• height of plant (cm)

• type of medium (soil or sand)

• amount of medium (soil or sand)

• types of plant

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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Stephen predicted that seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current traveled through the soil in which they were planted.

• recognize a problem

• test the hypothesis with an experiment

• form a hypothesis

• draw conclusions  

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Maya designed an experiment to answer the following question: How does the amount of water given to a lima bean seed affect how tall it grows? In this experiment, what variable should Maya CHANGE?

• the amount of water

• the kind of plant

• the type of soil

• the amount of sunlight it gets

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An investigation found that more bushels of potatoes were produced when the soil was fertilized more. 

 

What is the independent variable?

• amount of potatoes

• amount of fertilizer

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A group of students want to determine how light affects a lima bean’s ability to germinate. Which procedure should the students follow?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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