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__ A Plant Without Water? __ By:Morgan CH and Autumn C.  Question: Will a plant survive in an air tight container with moss and no water?

Hypothesis:We think that the plant will survive due to Condensation, evaporation, and Precipitation. IV: Days it is kept in isolation DV: Plant Observation Constant: plant, amount of moss, place stored(on Morgan's porch gathering sunlight) All moisture in container || Moisture on sides Plant still healthy || Moisture on sides Soil overly wet || Overly Moist and it was looking dark green(plant) || Sides still moist and plant looks shriveled Plant spread out || Overly Moist still all components are alive || The plant is browning.It looks like it might die. The moss is taking over in the tub. || The plant was mostly browned. || <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The plant was all browned and had condensed. The moss took over. || Summary: We took a plant from Wal-Mart and added it to a box that was filled with moss and 1 cup of water. The plant was most likely not going to survive due to water deprivation. It turns out that the plant survived just barely. The plant would've died from too much water. We took notes on the plant every day and measured the water that was in the tub. The plant needed water and since the water amount never changed we were baffled. When we researched more we discovered that the plant could have taken the water molecules out of the oxygen given off around it. The plant barely survived and would've been better off with out water. (H2O) Our hypothesis was supported, but would need further experiments to support it fully.
 * D <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">ays Kept on Porch || <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">0 || <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1 || <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">2 || <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">3 || <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">4 || <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">5 || <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">6 || <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">7 || <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">8 || <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">30 ||
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Observation of the plant and moss in the container || <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">8 ounces of water (physically added to the container.) || <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">No moisture on sides yet

Qualitative Observation: The plant didn't die during this experiment. The moss and 1 initially added cup of water kept it alive. The process of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation took action upon this terrarium. The terrarium had moisture on the sides building up. The plant used this moisture to stay alive. The plant browned due to too much water. If the plant hadn't been watered it would've died due to not enough water. In our research we found that the plant is in the cactus family. It doesn't need much water to survive. The terrarium didn't kill the plant, but it surely did damage some of its pieces.The moss was too overpowering for the plant. Quantitative Observation: The plant has water in it. The one cup of water was too much for the plant due to the fact that it was a cactus plant. The process of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation took action upon the plant the most. The plant couldn't take the moisture and dew was created on the outer sides. The plant didn't die. The moss spread out and took over. Conclusion: The plant was over watered and would've done better with less water. We would need to do further plant experiments with different species of plants to accurately describe how moss in an air tight container affects a plant. Our hypothesis was neither supported or disproved. Our results for this experiment were inconclusive.

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