ACTIVITY 5

WATER UPTAKE IN PLANTS

Group #:​ 2 (BS Biology 1-C) ​Date Performed: N

​ ovember 23, 2019

Names: ​Date Submitted:​ November 27, 2019

Al-Ahmad Jaiyari (leader)

Adznalyn Amilussin

Nathalie Baguio

Fatima Shiera Barraquias

Eman Jake Mendoza

INTRODUCTION:

Water uptake is crucial for a plant to live and it is also known to have the ability
to test how a plant can absorb water in different atmosphere. The plant roots are
responsible for taking up water for the plants to have the source of energy inline with
the process of photosynthesis.

Meanwhile, photosynthesis is the process of gaining sunlight and turn it into

chemical energy in which it involves the help of water to produce oxygen and absorb
carbon dioxide from the atmosphere that they are exposed. The water that a plant
consume affects the physical appearance of a plant. Thus, this can show the central role
of water in the growth, source of food and survival of plants.

In this activity, the group is to utilize the cogon grass to make scientific
observations about water uptake. By the end of this activity, we will be able to draw
conclusions about the said experimentation in order to gather and analyze data.

OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this activity, the students can:

1. Make observations;
2. Do the experimentation; and,
3. Gather data

MATERIALS:

● 3 Test Tubes, Metric Scale, 2 Food coloring And Cogon Grass

METHODS:
I. Cogon Grass Experiment

Figure 1. Flowchart of the method on water uptake using the cogon grass.

COGON GRASS WATER UPTAKE

Observations
Set-ups
Initial Water level Final Water Level Others

T1 The students did not The students did not use The color of the plant
use water for this water for this set. remain since there is
set. no other factor that is
use in this set.

T2 The mixture in The level of water mixture The plant turn into
graduated cylinder measures in height is turgid. the roots
measures 14ml in 12.5ml and it decrease become perfectly
height (a water 1.5 ml from from its initiAl orange and some part
mixture with food measure. ( the water is of the stem become
color) absorb because of the color orange.
stem and roots)
T3 The mixture in The water level of the The plant become a
graduated cylinder mixture measure is in turgid
measure is 14ml in 12.75 ml in height from The roots become
height. ( a water its initial measure. (The perfectly violet and
mixture with food water is absorb because some part of the stem
color ) of the stem and roots) become a color in red.

CONCLUSION

The results shows that the cogon grass in Setup A,B,C is not the same. In Setup

A, the cogon grass colors remains the same since no factor cause it to change. Now for

the Setup B, the roots is the only one that turns completely violet and the stem only got

a hint of orange on it. Lastly in setup C, the stem only got a hint of orange and the root

change completely to red.