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    PRACTICAL Name:

    38 Germination and growth


    1 2 3 4 5
    You need:
    ■ cress and pea seeds ■ cotton wool
    ■ paper towels ■ test tubes and racks
    ■ 500 cm3 beakers ■ paraffin oil
    ■ balances ■ refrigerator
    Warm Warm Cold Warm Warm
    light air water air water air water water light
    light air

    Germination 5 Put cress seeds on damp cotton wool in tube 4


    1 Label five test tubes 1 to 5. and place it in a warm, well-lit place. These seeds
    have warmth, water, air and light.
    2 Put cress seeds in tube 1 and place it in
    a warm, well-lit place. These seeds have 6 Put cress seeds in tube 5 and cover them with
    warmth, air and light but no water. boiled and cooled water (boiling drives oxygen
    out of the water), then pour a little paraffin
    3 Put cress seeds on damp cotton wool in tube 2
    oil onto the water to keep oxygen out. Place
    and place it in a warm dark place. These seeds
    the tube in a warm, well-lit place. These seeds
    have warmth, air and water but no light.
    have warmth, water and light but no oxygen.
    4 Put cress seeds on damp cotton wool in
    7 Examine the tubes after about three days.
    tube 3 and place it in a refrigerator. These
    In which tubes have seeds germinated?
    seeds have water and air but no warmth
    What conditions are necessary for seeds to
    or light.
    germinate?

    Growth curves
    If you weigh organisms as they grow and plot your results on a
    graph the result is a curved shape called a growth curve. Plot two
    Paper
    different growth curves as follows. towels
    1 Soak 40 peas in water for 12 hours, then wrap them in wet paper
    toweling. Put the wrapped peas in beakers of water in a warm,
    dark place (see diagram).
    2 Every three days remove five seedlings and find their average
    Water
    weight. Then heat them at 100 8C until they are completely dry,
    and find their average weight again. Plot graphs for wet and dry
    weight changes.
    3 Explain why the wet and dry growth curves are different. What
    conclusions can you draw about the early growth of plants from
    these results?

    Your teacher will be looking for:


    ■ careful use of the apparatus given
    ■ accurate observations and measurements
    ■ good presentation of results including tables and graphs
    ■ sensible conclusions which fit your results

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