Experimental Scenario #2
A student investigated the effect of radiation on the germination of been seed. He thought that exposure to radiation would limit the seeds ability to germinate (grow) much like ultra-violet light causing skin cancer. Three hundred seeds were soaked in distilled water for one hour. They were then divided into three groups. One group was placed in a microwave oven on high for three second. Another group was microwaved on high for six second.
The last group was not microwaved. The seeds were then planted in three separate flats and given the same amount of water. The flats were placed in a location with a constant temperature of approximately 27 degree Celsius. Each day for two weeks the number of seeds that germinated each group was