Plant hormone PAG revision flashcards. OCR A: A level biology revision notes. Module 5: Communication, Homeostasis and Energy. A* biology student's notes. Summary of key content to be memorised. Process that needs to be memorised from specification.
Hormone PAG (Effect of Gibberellins on Hormone PAG (Effect of Gibberellins on
Growth): Growth):
Control Variables:
5mm thickness of cotton wool in each
petri dish – should cover entire base.
Temperature kept constant for all.
Preventing contamination – use only
clean equipment for each concentration
of solution.
Humidity – keep humidity of room
constant – keep a lid on the petri dish –
the same volume of solution is to be
added if the cotton gets too dry (2cm3).
Species of plant – kept constant.
Hormone used – gibberellic acid.
Number of seeds per dish – 20.
Time intervals – all checked daily at
same time.
Light intensity – LED lamp at same
distance away & same wattage for all
dishes.
Independent variable:
Concentration of gibberellic acid – 0-
100 ppm – intervals of 0ppm, 20ppm,
40ppm, 60ppm, 80ppm & 100ppm.
Dependent Variable:
Germination of mustard seeds – count
number of seeds germinated each day.
Method:
Set up 6 concentrations of gibberellic
acid solution:
0ppm = 80cm3 of distilled water.
20ppm = 64cm3 distilled water & 16cm3
gibberellic acid.3
40ppm = 48cm3 distilled water & 32cm3
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