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Growth Graph Question

This document summarizes an experiment investigating the effect of heat on seed germination. Pea seeds and wattle seeds were placed in a water bath at 85°C and removed in 2 minute intervals. The number of seeds that germinated was recorded. Pea seed germination declined with longer heat exposure, while wattle seed germination improved with longer heat exposure. The shapes of the germination graphs differed, with wattle seeds leveling off between 20-24 minutes. Other factors like gas composition and dormancy can also affect seed germination.

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Growth Graph Question

This document summarizes an experiment investigating the effect of heat on seed germination. Pea seeds and wattle seeds were placed in a water bath at 85°C and removed in 2 minute intervals. The number of seeds that germinated was recorded. Pea seed germination declined with longer heat exposure, while wattle seed germination improved with longer heat exposure. The shapes of the germination graphs differed, with wattle seeds leveling off between 20-24 minutes. Other factors like gas composition and dormancy can also affect seed germination.

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Growth and Development

1. In an experiment to investigate the effect of heat on germination of seeds, 12bags each

Containing 60 pea seeds were placed in a water bath maintained at 85oC .


After every two minutes a bag was removed and seeds contained in it planted. The number that
germinated was recorded. The procedure used for pea seeds was repeated for wattle seeds. The
results were as shown in the table below:-
Number of seeds that germinated
Time (min) Pea seeds Wattle seed
0 60 0
2 60 0
4 48 0
6 42 2
8 34 28
10 10 36
12 2 40
14 0 44
16 0 46
18 0 48
20 0 49
22 0 47
(a) Using a suitable scale and same axes, draw graphs of number of seeds that germinated against
time in hot water for each plant
(b) (i) At what time would number of seeds that germinated for each plant be same?
(ii) How many wattle seeds would have germinated if the 13th bag was available and was
removed and seeds contained in it planted at 24minutes?

(c) Explain why the ability of pea seeds that germinated declined with time of exposure to heat
(d) Explain why the ability of the wattle seeds to germinate improved with time of exposure
to heat
(e) Account for the shape of the graph for the wattle seeds which germinated between 20-24
minutes
(f) Some of the pea seeds were allowed to germinate and placed in a large air tight flask
and left for four days:-
(i) Suggest the expected changes in the composition of gases in the flask on the fifth day

(ii) Give reasons for your answer in (f)(i) above

(g) Name three factors other than those investigated in (a) above which would affect dormancy

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