Growing potatoes on mars? Yes, It could be a real possibility for the future for not just to see if they can survive the harsh conditions but, maybe even adapt to them. In the passage “Spuds or duds? Movie magic may become a reality for astronauts”I think the overall branch of science was life science or “a branch of science (such as biology, medicine, and sometimes anthropology or sociology) that deals with living organisms and life processes” "Life Science. (n.d.). Retrieved February 09, 2018, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20science". I chose this because potatoes are plants and plants, are living things and living things deal with life science. Also, this passage is about the genetic makeup of potatoes to see if they
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Mars has a completely different genetic makeup than earth growing potatoes or any food will affect how they grow. Like temperature and gases, Mars has temperatures and gases that far off from Earth; “With temperatures falling between 68 degrees Fahrenheit and -243.4 degrees Fahrenheit and with less than 0.13 % oxygen” as stated in "Collyns, The Guardian, D. (2016, March 21). “Spuds or duds? Movie magic may become a reality for astronauts”. Wow, that's cold and with earth being much warmer than that how will the potatoes survive, and no oxygen this potatos will probably not be anything like the potatoes we have on Earth. Well, scientist have thought about this and have said “Potatoes can resist drought, extreme heat and cold, salinity and UV radiation. It is also pound-for-pound one of the most nutritious staples as it is packed with vitamin C, zinc, iron, proteins and carbohydrates. "Collyns, The Guardian, D. (2016, March 21). “Spuds or duds? Movie magic may become a reality for astronauts”. Scientists need to take in all the factors that go with mars like extreme temperatures, dryness, lack of oxygen, and the living object that was best fit for this study. It was a potato it meets all the standards so scientists have high hopes for this experiment and hope to eventually send more than just potatoes. Even if they do get potatoes to grow on mars though …show more content…
This has to do with sending potatoes to mars because by sending a living object with the adaptations of one on earth one will have to adapt or die off to the changes, that I have talked about like temperature and gases. Also, genetic mutations could happen to the potatoes because of the environment changes from Earth to Mars. Due to potatoes producing mainly asexually this could be for better or worse though. Also, there are many different types of potatoes like as said in “Collyns, The Guardian, D. (2016, March 21). “Spuds or duds? Movie magic may become a reality for astronauts”. “There are so many varieties, some are only known by codes. One of them may just have the genetic makeup to survive on Mars.” Hopefully one does so one-day humans can go to another planet and have food that does not need to be transported by a spaceship, and it can save them the trouble of hoping the food will get there on time. It could also help people who live in a drought or other harsh conditions because if potatoes can adapt to harsh conditions, there will not be a lack of food in that time since potatoes and other foods will hopefully
Mars has a completely different genetic makeup than earth growing potatoes or any food will affect how they grow. Like temperature and gases, Mars has temperatures and gases that far off from Earth; “With temperatures falling between 68 degrees Fahrenheit and -243.4 degrees Fahrenheit and with less than 0.13 % oxygen” as stated in "Collyns, The Guardian, D. (2016, March 21). “Spuds or duds? Movie magic may become a reality for astronauts”. Wow, that's cold and with earth being much warmer than that how will the potatoes survive, and no oxygen this potatos will probably not be anything like the potatoes we have on Earth. Well, scientist have thought about this and have said “Potatoes can resist drought, extreme heat and cold, salinity and UV radiation. It is also pound-for-pound one of the most nutritious staples as it is packed with vitamin C, zinc, iron, proteins and carbohydrates. "Collyns, The Guardian, D. (2016, March 21). “Spuds or duds? Movie magic may become a reality for astronauts”. Scientists need to take in all the factors that go with mars like extreme temperatures, dryness, lack of oxygen, and the living object that was best fit for this study. It was a potato it meets all the standards so scientists have high hopes for this experiment and hope to eventually send more than just potatoes. Even if they do get potatoes to grow on mars though …show more content…
This has to do with sending potatoes to mars because by sending a living object with the adaptations of one on earth one will have to adapt or die off to the changes, that I have talked about like temperature and gases. Also, genetic mutations could happen to the potatoes because of the environment changes from Earth to Mars. Due to potatoes producing mainly asexually this could be for better or worse though. Also, there are many different types of potatoes like as said in “Collyns, The Guardian, D. (2016, March 21). “Spuds or duds? Movie magic may become a reality for astronauts”. “There are so many varieties, some are only known by codes. One of them may just have the genetic makeup to survive on Mars.” Hopefully one does so one-day humans can go to another planet and have food that does not need to be transported by a spaceship, and it can save them the trouble of hoping the food will get there on time. It could also help people who live in a drought or other harsh conditions because if potatoes can adapt to harsh conditions, there will not be a lack of food in that time since potatoes and other foods will hopefully