G10 PP1 Wally Zhao 10A3
How the Water frequency effect the growth of
Mung-beans’ length of stems
Introduction
Many variables can affect mung bean growth, such as light intensity, fertilization
concentration, temperature, water frequency, etc. In my investigation, I’m focusing on the
impact of water frequency on the growth of mung beans. My research question is: How does
water frequency affect the growth of the mung bean’s stem length ?
Hear is a research similar to my experiment，Mr Pannu was testing the “irrigation at
cumulative evaporation from USWB Class A pan equal to 200 mm (I200), 300
mm (I300), 400 mm (I400) and no post-sowing irrigation (I0) during a summer
season (April–June) in India. The experiment was planned to study changes in
soil water, growth and productivity in relation to irrigation schedules for efficient
utilization of limited irrigation water in mung bean.” He was also investigating the
growth of mung beans by changing the water frequency during the summer season; my
investigation was during a pretty cold period.
Hypothesis
In my prediction, those two mung beans with 5ml of water daily will grow the
fastest because the amount of water it can absorb is the most, water is necessary for the
growth of the stem. If the water frequency increases, then the length of the stem will also
increase.
Variable
-Independent Variable - Water frequency (5ml of water each time putted into the flowerpot,
measured by pipette.)
-Control Variable - The duration of light, light intensity, temperature, type of water, type of
soil, amount of soil.
-Dependent Variable - length of stem(measured in centimeter, with a accurate ruler, one
decimal place)
Equipment
-7 mung-beans -nutrient soil
-water -4 mini flowerpot
-A measuring tube -sunlight
Procedure
1) Prepare 7 mung beans, soak them in water for 12 hours, and wait for them to sprout.
2) After they sprout, they will have a root, put 2 mung beans each in 3 flowerpots with the
same amount of nutrient soil, the root should be in the soil for the mung beans to absorb
the nutrients in the soil, put 1 mung bean inside a flowerpot also with the same amount of
soil, which is our control variable flowerpot, we don’t water this mung bean. Label the
flowerpot with 1234 to ensure that we wouldn’t mix the flowerpot up.
3) measure 5 milliliters of water by pipette showing underneath, water the number 1
flowerpot every day, water the number flowerpot every two days, water the number 3
flowerpot every 3 days, don’t water 4 flowerpot.
4) After 10 days, measure the length of the stems of every mung bean( in centimeter)
5) Record the length of stem in a table similar to the table showing underneath
6) Draw a bar graph to show the length of stems of mung beans(in centimeter)
Data
Water frequency The length of the stem of mung-beans (cm)
(5ml) Mung-bean 1 Mung-bean 2 Mean
Everyday 7.5 6.3 6.9
Every two day 5.1 4.5 4.8
Every three day 4.6 1.7 3.15
No water 1.1 1.1
The effect of water frequency on the
mung-beans’length of stem
8 Mung-bean 1 Mungbean 2 Mean
The 7
length
of 6
stem 5
(cm)
4
3
2
1
0
Every day Every two day Every three day No water
Water frequency (5ml each time)
Analysis
The table and bar graph show the relationship between water frequency and the mung
bean’s length of the stem; when water frequency increases, the length of the mung bean’s
length increases. When the water frequency was 5ml water every day, the mean length of
mung beans was 6.9cm; when the water frequency was 5ml every two days, the length of
the stems became 4.85cm; when the water frequency was 5ml every three days, the mean
length of stem became 3.15cm, when there was no water giving to it, the length of the stem
was 1.1cm. The anomaly in this investigation is that the second mung bean was watered
with 5ml each day, and the stem length of that mung bean was shorter than the mung bean
watered with 5ml every three days. I think the main reason is the DNA inside the mung bean
because the amount of light, the temperature, the type of soil, etc. are all the same; only
water frequency and where the mung bean is from are different. So I think it's because of
DNA.
When the water frequency increases, the amount of water that mung beans can absorb
increases, so the length of the stem also increases because water is an essential nutrient for
all plants; 80-95% of growing plant tissue is made by water(Taiz et al., 1998), it is required
for a seed to sprout, and as the plant grows, it carries nutrients throughout the plant. Water
is responsible for a lot of important functions within plant tissues; for example, water is
necessary for photosynthesis; it is also needed for transpiration, which keeps plants from
overheating; nutrients and sugars from photosynthesis are dissolved in water and move to
the stem and leaves for growth; it is also responsible for cell structural support in many
plants, to make plant cell turgid. So water is necessary for the growth of mung beans’ stems.
Conclusion
In my investigation, I had successfully discover the relationship between the water
frequency, and the test result is the same with Mr Pannu’s result which in mentioned at the
starting of my investigate. My hypothesis is correct, the mung beans with most water had
the longest stem lengths.
I also have a lot to improve in this investigation for example. The amount of soil, I didn’t
measure exactly the weight of soil in each mini-flowerpot, so the water loss and nutrients
every mung bean can absorb might be different. The mung beans weren’t getting from the
same mung bean, so the DNA inside the mung beans might be different, and the DNA inside
the plant cells could affect the mung beans’ length of the stem.
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