Duckweed Lab Report

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Duckweeds, or water lens, are flowering aquatic plants which float on or just beneath the surface of still or slow-moving bodies of fresh water and wetlands. Duckweeds are good for experiments because they are very simple plants, lacking a stem. Duckweeds are commonly found in environments that are associated with fertile, even eutrophic conditions. Since duckweeds can provide nitrate removal and can absorb mineral nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, they are known for purifying water.
The purpose of this experiment is to test the reproductive system of duckweed with different Nutrient levels. Nitrogen and Phosphorus were both use in this experiment. There are four levels of nutrition availability that will be tested. The levels of nutrition

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