Reference no: EM132931691

Two students are doing a research project on plants. They want to explore how external environments affect how a seed grows. So they decide to grow 5 tomato seeds in 5 different pots. Each plant gets watered with a different liquid. One will get normal water, one will get club soda, one will get sprite, one will get apple juice, and the last one will get orange juice. The purpose is trying to figure out which liquid, as an external environment factor, helps tomato seeds grow and which don't. They expect the use of club soda, sprite, orange, and apple juice may give positive results to the growth of the seed since these fluids contain sugar and other minerals that enhance seed germination.

After a series of observations were done within a month, their results concluded that none of the other fluids besides water in our control group, successfully germinated a tomato seed. All of the plants were grown in the same location with plenty of sunlight but just watered with different fluids. Although it's only been a month of observations, the researchers believe that with more efficient time, germination could happen with the other liquids.

Measuring the length of the stems per week to measure results of germination:

Week 1:

-Water: 0
-Sprite: 0
-Club Soda: 0
-Apple Juice: 0
-Orange Juice: 0Week 2:

-Water: 0
-Sprite: 0
-Club Soda: 0
-Apple Juice: 0
-Orange Juice: 0Week 3:

-Water: 0.25in
-Sprite: 0
-Club Soda: 0
-Apple Juice: 0
-Orange Juice: 0Week 4:

-Water: 0.50in
-Sprite: 0
-Club Soda: 0
-Apple Juice: 0
-Orange Juice: 0Week 5:
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1) Develop a table for their results and the descriptive statistics (sample size, mean, and standard deviation)

2) Include a line graph with titles, labeled axis, and captions