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The student observed that after 2 weeks of watering, the coleus cutting had grown new leaves and roots, while the palm cutting withered away. The hypothesis is that the coleus should be able to generate a new plant through vegetative propagation using its meristematic cells, while the palm lacks these cells. An experiment was designed to investigate this using cuttings from each plant placed in soil with the same controlled conditions over 14 days. It is expected the coleus will show greater growth compared to little or no growth from the palm cutting.

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CAPE Biology - PD 2 (Reproduction)

The student observed that after 2 weeks of watering, the coleus cutting had grown new leaves and roots, while the palm cutting withered away. The hypothesis is that the coleus should be able to generate a new plant through vegetative propagation using its meristematic cells, while the palm lacks these cells. An experiment was designed to investigate this using cuttings from each plant placed in soil with the same controlled conditions over 14 days. It is expected the coleus will show greater growth compared to little or no growth from the palm cutting.

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Name:

Date: Tues.26/04/22

Topic: Asexual Reproduction/ Mitosis

Problem Statement: A student playing around at home cut the top

of a palm and a coleus plant (Joseph coat of many colours) which

both had a small piece of stem and stuck it in the ground of her

garden and after 2 weeks of watering realised that the palm withered

away, while the coleus grew new leaves and roots at the side.

Hypothesis: The coleus plant should produce a new plant with new roots, leaves and a loner

stem through means of vegetative propagation as it contains meristematic cells

which facilitate growth whereas the palm plant does not contain meristematic

cells so it shouldn’t be able to generate a new plant through vegetative

propagation.

Aim: To investigate which of the two plants, coleus or palm, will generate a new plant

from vegetative propagation.

Apparatus & Material: 2 identical, medium sized flowering pots, clippers, water, loam soil,

coleus plant, palm plant

Method: 1) Prepare a palm and coleus cutting by cutting off a section of the plant just below

the node of the stem

2)Add damp soil to the bottom of each of the flowering pots.

3) Plant the coleus cutting in one flowering pot and the palm plant cutting in the

other. Label each flowering pot with the name of the plant that is placed in it.
4) Place both the cuttings in an area exposed to sunlight.

5) Observe each cutting for 14 days and record any changes in a table.

Variables: Manipulated - the type of plant

Responding - the growth of the cutting

Controlled - the environment the cuttings are placed in, the amount of water each

cutting receives, the type of soil the cuttings are placed in.

Expected Results: It is expected that the coleus plant will produce multiple leaves and have

a stem with the greater length after the 14 day period has ended. On the

other hand it is expected that there will be little to no growth of new leaves

or stems on the cutting of the palm plant after the 14 day period.
Results:

TABLE SHOWING THE RESULTS OF TWO PLANTS, PALM & COLEUS,

UNDERGOING VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION.

OBSER VATIONS

Number of Days Coleus Cutting Palm Plant Cutting

10

11

12

13

14

Limitations: 1) Other factors can affect the growth of a plant such as environmental

conditions and invasion of parasites which cannot be controlled by the

experimenter.

2) The parent plant could have been previously genetically modified to grow at

a faster rate than usual.

Precaution:1) Ensure that the parent plant used is disease-free and is in good condition.

2) Ensure that the water used to water the plants is clean and uncontaminated.

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