Question

Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (C-E-R)
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Summarize your thoughts in a complete paragraph in the space provided:

Answer 1

Claim: plants given full sunlight grow more than plants kept in the shade. In our experiment, sunflower seedlings kept in full sun grew an average of 12 cm over three weeks while seedlings kept in shade grew an average of 5 cm; the sun‑exposed plants also developed twice as many leaves and had noticeably darker green foliage. Because all other conditions (same soil, pot size, watering schedule, and plant variety) were held constant, the most likely explanation for the difference is that increased light provided more energy for photosynthesis, allowing the sun‑exposed plants to produce more sugars and build more tissue; this physiological mechanism directly links the measured differences in height and leaf number to the claim. Therefore, the data support the conclusion that greater sunlight availability caused the larger, healthier growth observed in the sun‑exposed seedlings.

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