Biology - Observing the Process of Guttation
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THE PLANT PHYSIOLOGY OF GREEN BEAN SPROUTS: OBSERVING THE PROCESS OF GUTTATION INTRODUCTION: How I came up with the idea of this investigation: There was a day when there was a mosquito flying near the plants in my house and I tried to catch it, so I found the nearest large plastic lid and placed it on top of the bamboo plant with the mosquito on its leaves. I accidentally left the lid on the plant overnight and the next morning, I finally remembered and when I lifted the lid, I saw drops of water on the bamboo leaves. Therefore, I recalled this incident when I was assigned the topic of observing plant growth and decided to research on the subject. In this self-directed study, I hope to be able to observe how higher and lower levels of humidity and transpiration can cause the green bean sprouts to exhibit the process of...

