The Effect Of Soil Fertility

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PART A: INITIATE Research Question: How will the amount of orange juice and water given to a corn plant affect the growth of the plant ? Hypothesis: The amount of orange juice given to the plant will either help the plant gros or kill the plant depending on the percentage . The 10% amount of orange juice mixed with 90% water will help the plant because of the Vitamin D. The solution that is 100% water will not hurt the plant but will not help it as much as the 10% orange juice and 90% water mixture. The 20% orange juice and 80% water mixture and the 30% orange juice and 70% water mixture will hurt the plant. The plant may not grow as well, hence it may die. The 40% orange juice and 60% water mixture will kill the plant becuase of the high amount of orange juice. Orange juice has acid that may kill the plants. Variables : Constant- air temperature water temperature CO2 sunlight dept of seed Dependant- plant growth height Independant- orange juice water PART B: PLAN Materials: Five(5) amounts of the same soil sample Fifty(50mL) of orange juice daily (50mL x approx. 5 days) Two-hundred(200mL) of water (200mL x approx. 5 days) Five(5) corn seeds A ruler Apparatus: Five(5) peat pots Pair of scissors Two(2) beakers(water beaker and orange juice beaker) Procedure: Before the experiment is started, holes must be cut in the bottom of each peat pot. Be extremely careful. In order to complete this experiment, the following steps must be completed daily. 1. First Container: Using one(1) clean beaker measure fifty(50mL) of water daily. 2. Second Container: Using one(1) clean beaker measure thirty(30mL) of water and in the other beaker measure twenty(20mL) of orange juice daily. 3. Third Container: Using one(1) clean beaker measure fourty-five(45mL) of water and in the other beaker
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