For my science project, I will be conducting an experiment involving plants growing in different types of soil (slightly basic, normal, and slightly acidic). The question for the experiment is: Which plant grows the highest with different amounts of pH in the soil? This is important to know about because we can learn different ways to grow plants, and maybe learn to stop doing something that isn’t necessary involving the growth of plants. By performing this experiment I hope to learn many things. For example, I hope to learn about the germination process. Also, I hope to learn about soil, and how it reacts to different levels of pH. Another thing that I hope to learn about it how the actual plant reacts to the different levels of pH I have …show more content…
Just like humans, without water, plants would not be able to grow, let alone survive. If a plant has too much water, the roots could rot and the plant would not be able to get enough oxygen from the soil. If there is not enough water for the plant, it could not get the nutrients it needs, as the nutrients travel through water into the plant before they are picked up by proteins. It is very important for a plant to have the perfect amount of water. Water makes up 80 to 95 percent of growing plant tissue. The plant also uses the water to produce carbohydrates needed for plant …show more content…
Nutrients travel through water to get to the plant. Then, the proteins pick up the nutrients and consume them. Nitrogen is one very important nutrient. It promotes stem and leaf growth. When the plant doesn’t have enough nitrogen, the leaves turn a yellowish-green color. Too much nitrogen can lead to a potassium deficiency. Another important nutrient is phosphorus. This nutrient is crucial for the germination and growth of seeds, flowers, fruit, and roots. Plants that do not have enough phosphorus produce bluish-green leaves that turn a purplish-bronze color with brown edges. The next critical nutrient is potassium. This promotes hearty, disease-resistant growth. Plants with not enough potassium have less growth and the leaves tend to grow close together. Too much potassium can lead to calcium and magnesium deficiencies. Calcium is a vital component in cell walls of plants, and also essential for root growth. Magnesium is very important for chlorophyll production and also plays a vital role in most enzyme reactions. Another important nutrient for chlorophyll formation is