Water is undoubtedly one of the most essential components of life as we know it. Almost every living organism on earth needs water to survive. And while water is one of the most needed resources, it isn't always in large supply and it isn't always of usable quality.
With the increasing numbers in human population continuing to rise– our world has become more developed, more congested and more polluted. Water pollution has become much more prevalent with the development of human settlements, factories, production plants and industries. Even informal settlements and rural area populations have increased alongside city populations– and are no longer exempt from the impact of pollution..
As humans, we know the impact of water quality on our health. …show more content…
As previously stated– water is essential for living organisms to survive and thrive. One of these living organisms that depend greatly on water– are plants. While we know that water is a basic and very necessary component of plant growth, does the quality of water make any difference on the growth of a plant?
How does the quality of water affect the growth of plants? And what does this mean for plant growth in areas of polluted water sources?
The aim of this investigation is to determine what effect (if any) water quality has on plant …show more content…
As seen in Table 2, and Graph 5– with the 7 different water sources tested– the results showed that the least contaminated and purest of the sources (Bottled and rain water) showed the most amount of plant growth. More contaminated and unnatural sources (polluted, soapy and distilled) showed the least amount of growth.
Using all data collected, we can come to the conclusion that the quality of water does have an effect on the growth of plants. The hypothesis was correct in that the greatest amount of plant growth occurred with rain water as the water source. The more contaminated water sources (drain, soapy and polluted) showed the least amount of growth.
The range of data collected for this investigation was limited to one particular type of plant over the course of seven days. The quality of data could have been improved by extending the experiment phase of the investigation– by recording plant growth over a much longer time period like 3 weeks.
While this investigation is limited to the growth of one particular plant– further experiments with a wider variety of plants could be carried out to produce a larger field of
With the increasing numbers in human population continuing to rise– our world has become more developed, more congested and more polluted. Water pollution has become much more prevalent with the development of human settlements, factories, production plants and industries. Even informal settlements and rural area populations have increased alongside city populations– and are no longer exempt from the impact of pollution..
As humans, we know the impact of water quality on our health. …show more content…
As previously stated– water is essential for living organisms to survive and thrive. One of these living organisms that depend greatly on water– are plants. While we know that water is a basic and very necessary component of plant growth, does the quality of water make any difference on the growth of a plant?
How does the quality of water affect the growth of plants? And what does this mean for plant growth in areas of polluted water sources?
The aim of this investigation is to determine what effect (if any) water quality has on plant …show more content…
As seen in Table 2, and Graph 5– with the 7 different water sources tested– the results showed that the least contaminated and purest of the sources (Bottled and rain water) showed the most amount of plant growth. More contaminated and unnatural sources (polluted, soapy and distilled) showed the least amount of growth.
Using all data collected, we can come to the conclusion that the quality of water does have an effect on the growth of plants. The hypothesis was correct in that the greatest amount of plant growth occurred with rain water as the water source. The more contaminated water sources (drain, soapy and polluted) showed the least amount of growth.
The range of data collected for this investigation was limited to one particular type of plant over the course of seven days. The quality of data could have been improved by extending the experiment phase of the investigation– by recording plant growth over a much longer time period like 3 weeks.
While this investigation is limited to the growth of one particular plant– further experiments with a wider variety of plants could be carried out to produce a larger field of