Research Question & Variables

How does the temperature of the water affect the rate of transpiration of celery (± 0.05 ml/cm2)?

Group #38: Rebecca, Stephanie & Amanda

Procedure

Raw DataTemperature

(°C± 2°C)Volume of Water Remaining

(mL ± 0.05 mL)  Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 56 14.50 14.20 14.53 13.25 13.25

23 13.40 13.50 14.55 13.52 12.60

40 12.60 12.75 10.55 12.00 11.00

60 13.40 13.50 14.55 13.52 12.57

80 14.50 14.75 15.00 13.70 13.80

Temperature(°C± 2°C)

Mass of Celery Leaves

(g ± 0.05 g)  Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 56 1.29 0.79 1.10 1.09 3.7223 1.00 0.83 1.44 1.55 2.27

40 1.76 2.53 3.22 2.17 1.19

60 2.00 2.43 0.62 2.42 1.2

80 2.22 1.03 1.53 0.87 0.97

Temperature vs. Volume of Water Remaining

Temperature vs. Mass of Celery Leaves

Processed Data

Temperature (°C ± 2°C)

Rate of transpiration (ΔV/surface area)

(± 0.05 mL/cm2 × 1000)  Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5

6.00 8.53 23.81 9.40 35.35 10.36

23.00 35.20 31.45 6.87 20.99 23.30

40.00 30.20 19.74 30.48 30.55 74.63

60.00 17.60 13.64 15.96 13.45 44.59

80.00 4.95 5.34 0.00 32.91 27.21

Temperature vs. Average rate of transpiration

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Conclusions and Evaluation

IN CONCLUSION…