Mitosis Experimental Design
I. Problem/Question
If you change the temperature would the rate of mitosis change?
II. Hypothesis
I believe that ten celsius hotter than ideal will affect the rate of mitosis and if I am right I will see a slower rate as measured by the time it takes a plant to grow a certain amount.
III. VariablesIndependent Variable: Change of temperature (hotter)
Dependent Variable: Time it takes for a plant to grow a certain amount |
IV. Experimental Groups
Control Group: Plant growing in ideal temperature conditions
Experimental Group: Plant growing in ten degrees hotter than ideal temperature conditions |
V. Experimental Procedure
- Go to any store and buy to plants but make sure they are of the same species.
- When you get home place a plant in ideal temperature and place the other plant where the area is ten degrees celsius hotter.
- Give the plants he same amount of water as recommended.
- Check up on the plant daily and see which plant grows the fastest as measured by a height of five inches.
- Record your data and observations every day until all plants grow a certain amount of five inches.
VI. Materials List
- Two plants of the same species and type.
- Water for two plants to be placed equally on the plants .
- Soil of the same quality and enough to be divided equally for two plants.
- Paper and pencil or pen to record data and observations.
VII. Expected Results
I predict that the plant in higher heat will grow more because I believe that the heat will speed up the rate of mitosis by making the cell be like if it where being cooked and making in want to divide to cool of and release some energy because it is to hot.