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1. METHODOLOGY
The experiment requires three plastic cans of varying sizes, three plastic cans of the same
size, sixty (60) monggo seeds, rock salt, and water. The substrate used will be cotton. The
experiment is divided into two procedures, one for each abiotic factor being tested.
Salinity: Three plastic cans are evenly spaced evenly and placed under sunlight. The bottom
of each can was filled with soil up until approximately one-seventh of the can’s height and
volume. This is followed by the pouring of 300mL of water in each can, dampening the cotton
evenly. The first can’s water was mixed with 100mg of salt (making its salinity at approx.
0.33mg/mL, or 330 ppm) and the second can’s water was mixed with 50mg of salt (making its
salinity at approx. 0.16mg/mL, or 160 ppm). Finally, each can had 10 pre-germinated monggo
seeds planted evenly-spaced. The set-up was then observed for the following days.
Space: Three plastic cans or varying sizes (≈7-inch diameter, ≈5-inch diameter, and ≈3-inch
diameter) are spaced evenly and placed under sunlight. The ratio of the volumes of the cans is
approximately 0.5:1:1.5, respectively. Similarly to the previous procedure, each is filled with
cotton up until approximately one-seventh of the can’s height and volume, and each can is also
filled with 300mL of water. Finally, each can was planted with 10 pre-germinated monggo
seeds evenly-spaced. The set-up was observed for the following days.
2. METHODOLOGY
The experiment requires three plastic cans of varying sizes, three plastic cans of the same
size, sixty (60) monggo seeds, rock salt, and water. The substrate used will be cotton. The
experiment is divided into two procedures, one for each abiotic factor being tested.
Salinity: Three plastic cans are evenly spaced evenly and placed under sunlight. The bottom
of each can was filled with soil up until approximately one-seventh of the can’s height and
volume. This is followed by the pouring of 300mL of water in each can, dampening the cotton
evenly. The first can’s water was mixed with 100mg of salt (making its salinity at approx.
0.33mg/mL, or 330 ppm) and the second can’s water was mixed with 50mg of salt (making its
salinity at approx. 0.16mg/mL, or 160 ppm). Finally, each can had 10 pre-germinated monggo
seeds planted evenly-spaced. The set-up was then observed for the following days.
Space: Three plastic cans or varying sizes (≈7-inch diameter, ≈5-inch diameter, and ≈3-inch
diameter) are spaced evenly and placed under sunlight. The ratio of the volumes of the cans is
approximately 0.5:1:1.5, respectively. Similarly to the previous procedure, each is filled with
cotton up until approximately one-seventh of the can’s height and volume, and each can is also
filled with 300mL of water. Finally, each can was planted with 10 pre-germinated monggo
seeds evenly-spaced. The set-up was observed for the following days.
Carnegie Institution. (2007). Breakthrough: How Salt Stops Plant Growth. Retrieved March 22, 2015, from
Carnegie Science: https://carnegiescience.edu/news/breakthrough_how_salt_stops_plant_growth
Pidwirny, M. (2009, May 7). Organization of Life: Species, Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems.
Retrieved March 3, 2015, from Physical Geography.net:
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/9d.html