Aim: To show the effect of plastic on living things:
Activity 1:
Materials needed:
1. Fenugreek seeds (fenugreek seeds grow fast. Any other seeds can also be used)
2. Two container to grow plants
3. Potting soil
4. News paper
5. Plastic bag
1. Take potting soil in two containers. Put thirty seeds in each container. Put only a very little
amount of soil on top to make the plant come out of soil faster.
2. Cover one container with newspaper and another one with clear plastic bag.
3. Place both of them at the same sunny place. Water both of them every day.
4. Observe after a week’s time.
Please anyone can help with observation and conclusion
Answers
Answer:
we concluse that plant covers by paper grow faster and other pant cover by plastic is grow negligible or zero
Effect of plastic on living things.
Explanation:
Observation: (a) The container covered with newspaper after one week shows that the plant grow in the soil which is in the container.
(b) The other container which is covered with plastic bag after one week shows that the plant do not grow in the soil.
Conclusion: From the above observation, it can be conclude that
(a) The container covered with newspaper allows the air to move inside the container through the pores of newspaper.
(b) The container covered with plastics do not allow the air to move inside the container.
The above conclusion shows that plastic has harmful effect on plants.
It stops the growth of the plants and plant sooner or later dies.