On the beef farm, corn is grown for cattle feed. The corn is
harvested in two ways; shelled corn and corn silage. For my
experiment, I wanted to see how corn grows from seeds.
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For my experiment, I also wanted to see how accurate the seed
corn tag on the bag was. On the fuzzy picture it lists a
germination rate of 95%. 95%
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hypothesis Before I started this experiment, I predicted the
germination rate would be between 90% and 92%. I predicted this
because the bag had stated 95% and I thought that number was a
little high.
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I used an exercise I found in my Corn project book as a guide.
I performed two different experiments to compare my answers.
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On the first experiment, I selected 25 seeds and placed them
between 2 paper towels. I wet the paper towels with water and
placed them in a Ziploc bag at room temperature. 25 Seeds Day
one
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Day fourDay seven I checked the seeds on day four. 22 of the 25
seeds had sprouted. I checked the seeds again on day seven, no
additional seeds had sprouted.
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I conducted a second experiment to verify the results of the
first experiment. This time I used 50 seeds. On day five, 44 of the
50 seeds had sprouted. No additional seeds after that
sprouted.
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Day one Day five Of my second experiment and
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DATA RESULTS Gray=Seeds Sprouted Green=Total Seed My First
Experiment My Second Experiment
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The temperature and moisture levels conditions simulated were
not the same as if the seeds were in a field; however, no one can
simulate the weather conditions exactly. In conclusion, the data
results from both experiments show 88% seed germination. In my
hypothesis, I predicted between 90% and 92%. I predicted a little
high. The seed corn bag tag stated 95% germination. This was also
high. Using these experiments as my proof, I believe the facts
stated on the seed corn bag are not accurate.