Essay on The Effect of the Environment on a Plant´s Growth

Phototropism is the growth of a plant in the direction of its light source. Phototropism occurs due to a hormone called auxin which is produced at shoot tips. Auxin influences cell division, if there is light on one side then the dark side will receive more auxin and therefore more cell division will occur on that side, which will force the plant to bend towards the light therefore affecting the height of the

Plants are found everywhere on earth, up high on the ridge and down low in caves and caverns. The types of plants that live in these places depends on many factors. These factors are separated into two different categories, the biotic factors and the abiotic factors. Some of the biotic factors include, predation, competition, and habitat destruction. Plants with limited competition and large amounts of resources will be in a higher abundance than plants with limited resources and higher competition rates will be confined to areas and either out competed or will be the dominant species. Certain plants adapt to these factors and thrive and others don’t do as well. Some of the abiotic factors include, sunlight, water, temperature, and wind. These

Competition happens between two or more things. In talking about plants they compete with each to survive. When competing against each other to survive they are using soil, water, nitrogen, and space. In using theses resources and having theses available gives the plant a greater chance in living. Even though plants compete environmental wise it is still scene that there is a lot of unknown to why plants compete. Some researchers believe it could be because of the root size of an individual plant or the size of the seed, which gives it better competition in surviving (Miller, 1995). Different types of competition can happen between plants likes intraspecific and interspecific competition. Miller (1995) believes there is not enough research shown to make a determination as to why competition between plants happens and that there should be research done in looking at the evolution of plants in different environments where they can compete with each other. In looking at competition in plants in class the experiment that we conducted looks at the Brassica rapa in a intraspecific competition in different densities. Miller (1995) found that the B. rapa in intraspecific competition did have increase in the number of flowers that were produced. Comparing this to the finding of Miller, when looking at different densities of plants in a interspecific competition could the B. rapa have more of a change in growth because a higher density will have more seeds and the B.

The Effects of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Enrichment on Water Samples from Encanto Lake and the Rio Salado River.

might affect the fitness of each variant. In other words which factors might increase plant growth, survival,

A plant's growth ability is dependent on its ability to acquire the resources it needs to survive. Competition such as interspecific and intraspecific, limiting resources, and population density affect the fitness level of a plant. This experiment was conducted in order to test the capability of collards and radishes to grow in manipulated densities under interspecific and intraspecific competition. I hypothesized that both collard and radish plants will grow more efficiently in single species pots under low-density conditions. I also hypothesized that in the mixed species plots the radishes will be more fit to survive and grow better than the collard plants in both the high and low-density pots. Both high and low density and single and mixed species plots were planted and results were observed. There was a significant

Without human interaction with the plant it would kill its self or the others around it. That is what farmers do, they interact with plants and with their help make them grow to a point that they can feed everyone they need. There are many different theories how farming

From an ecological perspective, my project was important because it eliminated some of the weeds that have been harming native plants. Plants are autotrophs

With more studies being conducted on plants grown in various lights it could bring a rise in the production of vegetation indoors and out. The purpose of this study was to test whether or not plant grown in red, blue and normal light effect the growth of a bean plant. The question being, will red and blue light impact the growth rate of a bean plant? It was hypothesized that plants grown in blue light it would produce larger plants compared to the plants grown in the red and normal light. As (Smith et al. 1973) stated that blue light at a high energy can satisfy both requirements for growth but, red light at any level can only satisfy some requirements. If blue light can satisfy the requirements of growth production, than plants grown in blue light will produce taller plants compared to plants grown in red

Plant growth is dependent on environment factors and the activities of the meristematic tissues after germination (Dunlop et al, 2010). Some environmental factors that will affect plant growth are soil pH and external stimulus. Most plants can only grow well within a narrow range of pH values; 6-8 (Dunlop et al, 2010). Any soil that is more acidic or basic will result in poor or no plant growth. Phototropism is the growth response of a plant to light due to an unequal distribution of auxin (Dunlop et al, 2010; Tucker, 2006). This causes the plant to grow towards the light source and the cells on the side opposite to the light elongate. Dunlop & Tucker state that this results in the stem curving towards the direction of the light.The meristematic

Different types of organisms behave differently in their environments. They may flourish and grow well close together, or they may compete over resources. One plant may even stunt the growth of another plant by stealing all of the water and nutrients. This is known as an allelopathic effect. There are various different types of plants that have this effect on other plants.

In this experiment, I tested the theory of how light would affect the growth of a bean plant. According to gardenguides.com, lack of light is detrimental to plant growth.”Plants that don't get enough light don't have the resources they require, and fail to bloom or fruit.” It is also stated that every plant will need a different strength of sunlight such as full sun, partial sun, or indirect sunlight (also known as full shade). Plants that receive inadequate amounts of sunlight will not thrive.The reasoning behind this is due to a process called Photosynthesis, stated in gardeningknowhow.com. Photosynthesis is a chemical process which converts energy in the form of light into a chemical energy which is a vital food source for plants to thrive.

     Agriculture has changed dramatically, especially since the end of World War II. Food and fibre productivity rose due to new technologies, mechanization, increased chemical use, specialization and government policies that favoured maximizing production. These changes allowed fewer farmers with reduced labour demands to produce the majority of the food and fibre.

A plant is any of the boundless number of living beings within the biological kingdom Plantae, these species are considered of low motility since this species generally generate their own food by sunlight. They incorporate a large group of commonplace life forms including trees, forbs, bushes, grasses, vines, plants, and greeneries. In this task we are experimenting the relationship between light and plant growth by growing plants in three different lights which are red light, blue light and white light. As I stated above that plants generate their own food by sunlight. Sunlight can be broken up by a prism into respective colors of red, blue, orange, yellow, green, indigo, violet and white. All this lights have specific

Humans depend on plants in numerous ways. One reason we depend on plants is for consumption. Plants have the unique ability of producing their own food through a process called photosynthesis. In this process, plants are able to produce macromolecules such as carbohydrates that cannot be produced in animals or humans. In humans, the only to gain these macromolecules is to consume plant matter, or consume plant-eating animals (herbivores).