Introduction
As more and more UVB radiation is coming into contact with the Earth’s surface, it’s important to consider how life on this planet is impacted. Plants have survived throughout many of the climate fluctuations Earth has gone through previously, but changes of this magnitude have never been seen before. Scientists are currently looking to observe just how much radiation plants can tolerate in response to the continual climates changes on Earth. This issue is relevant to the general public because understanding how the plants that surround you will be effected by the rise in radiation exposure is important. From the big farms to small home gardens, this issue directly impacts a lot of people. Learning how plants respond to radiation …show more content…
A. The point of this experiment is to observe the effect that radiation has on plant growth.
B. The background knowledge relevant to this experiment is that the impact of radiation on plants has been shown to be dependent on species. The amount of radiation it takes for a plant to be impacted is also dependent on species. Radiation in the atmosphere is not the same type of radiation given off from microwaves. Microwaves radiation is less impactful towards living beings. However, microwave and cell phone radiation has been shown to harm plants.
C. Using the logic that if the little amount of radiation from a microwave harms a plant, then clearly the solar radiation is also going to have an effect. This experiment allows for a gauge on how much radiation plants can stand until they are irreversibly impacted. This is important given the increasing amounts of radiation earth is being exposed to.
D. This experiment is relevant to the general public because understanding how the plants that surround you will be effected by the rise in radiation exposure is important. From big farms to small home gardens, this issue directly impacts a lot of people. Learning how plants respond to radiation is an important thing to do now while we still have time to develop ways to help them in the
As more and more UVB radiation is coming into contact with the Earth’s surface, it’s important to consider how life on this planet is impacted. Plants have survived throughout many of the climate fluctuations Earth has gone through previously, but changes of this magnitude have never been seen before. Scientists are currently looking to observe just how much radiation plants can tolerate in response to the continual climates changes on Earth. This issue is relevant to the general public because understanding how the plants that surround you will be effected by the rise in radiation exposure is important. From the big farms to small home gardens, this issue directly impacts a lot of people. Learning how plants respond to radiation …show more content…
A. The point of this experiment is to observe the effect that radiation has on plant growth.
B. The background knowledge relevant to this experiment is that the impact of radiation on plants has been shown to be dependent on species. The amount of radiation it takes for a plant to be impacted is also dependent on species. Radiation in the atmosphere is not the same type of radiation given off from microwaves. Microwaves radiation is less impactful towards living beings. However, microwave and cell phone radiation has been shown to harm plants.
C. Using the logic that if the little amount of radiation from a microwave harms a plant, then clearly the solar radiation is also going to have an effect. This experiment allows for a gauge on how much radiation plants can stand until they are irreversibly impacted. This is important given the increasing amounts of radiation earth is being exposed to.
D. This experiment is relevant to the general public because understanding how the plants that surround you will be effected by the rise in radiation exposure is important. From big farms to small home gardens, this issue directly impacts a lot of people. Learning how plants respond to radiation is an important thing to do now while we still have time to develop ways to help them in the