A student is conducting an experiment that involves spider plants. The parent spider plant in the experiment reproduces by growing long shoots that develop into plantlets. The plantlets each inherit the same genetic information as the parent plant. The picture shows the parent spider plant with many plantlets.
The student cuts six plantlets of the same size from the parent plant. He labels each plant and splits them into two groups of three. The plants in Group 1 are each planted in potting soil. The plants in Group 2 are each planted in their own soil type: potting soil, sandy soil, and clay. The plants are placed in the same location and given one cup of water each week. The student continues the experiment for 90 days. The results of his experiment are shown.
From left to right, the illustration titled 'Group 1' shows plant A, plant B, and plant C. Each plant is planted in potting soil and the leaves are long and green. From left to right, the illustration titled 'Group 2' shows plant D planted in potting soil has long green leaves, plant E planted in sandy soil has yellow leaves that droop, and plant F planted in clay soil has short brown leaves.
Inline Dropdown Question
Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements about the setup of the experiment.
All six plants used in the experiment inherited Query 1
genetic information. The plants in Group 1 are grown in Query 2
environmental conditions, and the plants in Group 2 are grown in Query 3
environmental conditions.
1 answer
Sure! Here are the appropriate completions for the statements in your experiment:
All six plants used in the experiment inherited the same genetic information. The plants in Group 1 are grown in the same environmental conditions, and the plants in Group 2 are grown in different environmental conditions.
