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    Interdependence of Organisms

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    1) The document describes an experiment that was conducted to explore the interdependence of organisms by examining the effect of earthworms on the growth of lima bean plants. 2) The experiment involved growing two sets of lima bean plants, with one set having earthworms added to the soil (the experimental group) and the other set without worms (the control group). 3) After 5 weeks, the heights of the plants were measured and recorded, showing that the plants grown in soil with earthworms were taller, supporting the hypothesis that the presence of worms benefits plant growth.

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    1) The document describes an experiment that was conducted to explore the interdependence of organisms by examining the effect of earthworms on the growth of lima bean plants. 2) The experiment involved growing two sets of lima bean plants, with one set having earthworms added to the soil (the experimental group) and the other set without worms (the control group). 3) After 5 weeks, the heights of the plants were measured and recorded, showing that the plants grown in soil with earthworms were taller, supporting the hypothesis that the presence of worms benefits plant growth.

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    1) The document describes an experiment that was conducted to explore the interdependence of organisms by examining the effect of earthworms on the growth of lima bean plants. 2) The experiment involved growing two sets of lima bean plants, with one set having earthworms added to the soil (the experimental group) and the other set without worms (the control group). 3) After 5 weeks, the heights of the plants were measured and recorded, showing that the plants grown in soil with earthworms were taller, supporting the hypothesis that the presence of worms benefits plant growth.

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    Interdependence of Organisms

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    Kenneth Wevoya
    1) The document describes an experiment that was conducted to explore the interdependence of organisms by examining the effect of earthworms on the growth of lima bean plants. 2) The experiment involved growing two sets of lima bean plants, with one set having earthworms added to the soil (the experimental group) and the other set without worms (the control group). 3) After 5 weeks, the heights of the plants were measured and recorded, showing that the plants grown in soil with earthworms were taller, supporting the hypothesis that the presence of worms benefits plant growth.

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    KENNETH MARK WEVOYA

    INDEPENDENCE OF ORGANISMS

    The emphasis today’s lab was to explore the interdependence of organisms by performing an
    experiment with lima bean plants and earthworms. This was started off by the question: “How can the
    presence of one species benefit another in the same ecosystem?”. This was answered by stating that: “If
    plants grow in soil containing worms, then the plant growth will be greater, because worms help
    decompose organic matter and distribute it through the soil in a form that plants can use.” As identified
    from the hypothesis, the independent variable in the worms (earthworms) and the dependent variable
    is the plants and for this case is the lima bean plants.

    In the experiment, the needed materials include:

     Two trays, 10 cm (4") deep  potting soil


     lima bean seeds, soaked overnight  location with sunlight or growth lights
     worms  graduated cylinder
     water  black marker
     ruler (with metric markings

    Below are the steps that were taken, and they are listed in number form. They are not in a detailed from
    but instead in general form.

    Step 1: Gather Materials


    Step 2: Prepare Two Trays of Lima Bean Plants
    Step 3: Give the Plants Water and Light during Sprouting Time
    Step 4: Measure the Heights of the Plants at the End of Week 1
    Step 5: Add Six Worms to the Soil of the Experimental Group of Plants
    Step 6: Measure the Heights of the Plants at the End of Week 3
    Step 7: Measure the Heights of the Plants at the End of Week 5
    Step 8: Check the Health of the Worms at the End of the Study
    Step 9: Dispose of all material according to the direction of your teacher.

    During the experiments, there were data collected. This was to record plant height growth after every
    two weeks until the fifth week. The text in black represents the height of each plant after the above
    period. The red writing represents the Average for each group and the red represent how tall the
    experiment group was taller that the control group.
    KENNETH MARK WEVOYA

    As a conclusion, the hypothesis: “If plants grow in soil containing worms, then the plant growth will be
    greater, because worms help decompose organic matter and distribute it through the soil in a form that
    plants can use.” Was successfully supported because the after the 5-week period, the plant with worms
    were taller that the one that were not having worms in them. I humbly request that you repeat the
    same experiment to see if your inference will be supported. If it is not, you can write about you steps
    you took to do the lab.

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