Plant Growth & Anatomy Lab



Plant Growth & Anatomy Lab Name:

Grower's Calendar Fill in the dates as you plan for planting and growing your Fast Plants

|Day of cycle (time required) |Activities |Observations : Each day record plant height, number of leaves/stems/flowers |

| | |etc, color and other observations and a labeled sketch |

|Preparation |Assemble light bank and rack or light box. | |

| |Set up reservoirs. Saturate water mat | |

|Date:____________ |according to growing instructions. Arrange | |

| |all planting materials. | |

|Planting |Start life cycle on Mon or Tues |Label seed: |

|Day 1 (1 hour) |Fill container with soil. Lightly pat down. |Seed coat |

| |Water from above to moisten soil. Add more |Hilum/funicular |

|Date:____________ |soil if necessary. Add 2-3 seeds and lightly |Scar |

| |cover them with soil. Label, set planters on |Micropyle |

| |water source with soil surface 5–10 cm from | |

| |lights. | |

|Germination |Water from top with pipet. |Label seedling: |

|Days 2 and 3 |Cotyledons emerge. |Seed coat |

| | |Cotyledons |

|Date:____________ | |Pumule |

| | |Radicle |

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|Tending |Thin to 1 plant per cell. |Label Seedling: |

|Days 4–5 |Transplant if necessary to obtain 1 plant in |Cotyledons |

| |every cell. |Root |

|Date:____________ |Check the water level in the reservoir! |Root hairs |

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|Growth |Check plants and reservoir level daily |Label Plant: | |

|Days 6–11 |throughout the rest of the life cycle. |True leaves | |

|(15 min/day) |Observe growth and development. |Node | |

| | |Internode | |

|Date:____________ | |Petiole | |

| | |Stem | |

|Growth |Check plants and reservoir level daily | | |

|Days 6–11 |throughout the rest of the life cycle. | | |

|(15 min/day) |Observe growth and development. | | |

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|Date:____________ | | | |

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|Flowering |Flower buds beginning to open. |Label Flower: |

|Day 12 (30 min.) |Make beesticks. |Sepal |

| | |Petal |

|Date:____________ | |Pistil |

| | |Stamen |

| | |Style |

| | |Stigma |

| | |Anther |

| | |Pollen |

| | |Ovary |

| | |Ovules |

|Pollination |Pollinate for 2–3 consecutive days. |Label Bee: |

|Days 13–18 |On the last day of pollination, pinch off any|Head |

|(15 min./day) |remaining unopened buds. |Thorax |

| | |Hairy Abdomen |

|Date:____________ | |Wings |

| | |Legs |

| | |Stinger |

| | |Pollen sacs |

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|Seed Development |Observe seed pod development. |Label Fruit: | |

|Days 17–35 |Embryos mature in 20 days. |Pregnant ovary | |

|(10 min./day) | |Ovules | |

| | |Seeds | |

|Date:____________ | | | |

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|Seed Development |Observe seed pod development. | | |

|Days 17–35 |Embryos mature in 20 days. | | |

|(10 min./day) | | | |

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|Date:____________ | | | |

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|Seed Maturation |Twenty days after the last pollination, |Label Fruit: |

|Day 36 (30 min.) |remove plants from water reservoir. |Pregnant ovary |

| |Allow plants to dry for 5 days |Ovules |

|Date:____________ | |Seeds |

| | |Seed pod |

| | |Fruit |

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|Harvesting |Harvest seeds from dry pods. | |

|Day 40 (30 min.) |Clean up all equipment. | |

| |Plant your own seeds or store them | |

|Date:____________ |appropriately. | |

Draw & label the life cycle of your plant in the space provided:

Graph the growth of your plant. Include plant height, # of leaves and a 3rd variable of your choice on this graph.

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|Micropyle | |

|Cotyledon | |

|Pumule | |

|Radicle | |

|Root hairs | |

|Leaves | |

|Petiole | |

|Stem | |

|Sepal | |

|Petal | |

|Pistil | |

|Anther | |

|Ovary | |

|Ovule | |

|Pollen | |

|Fruit | |

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