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Does Temperature Effect the Germination of Mustard Seeds?  

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Does Temperature Effect the Germination of Mustard Seeds? Biological Problem: "A keen gardener found an old packet of mustard seeds lodged behind some plant pots in the greenhouse and wondered whether the same number of seeds would germinate as from a recently purchased packet. He tried to germinate them but found fewer seeds grew compared to the newly purchased packet. He thought that this might be related to the temperature in the greenhouse". Aim: The aim of my investigation is to see if temperature does actually influence the germination of mustard seeds. Method: * I am going to test the germination of mustard seeds at five different temperatures, these will be; -10?C, 10?C, 20?C, 30?C and 40?C * To do this I will use five separate petri dishes of the same size. * In each dish I will put just enough cotton wool in the dish as to cover the bottom. * On top of the cotton wool, I...

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