A botanist wanted to see if a new strain of corn could germinate in soil that was too salty for regular corn. She conducted a study on the germination success of seeds from the new strain that were exposed to various levels of salty soil, from zero to normal (100mg/L) to high (200mg/L) to very high (400mg/L) to normally lethal (800mg/L). a.) Write a formal hypothesis for this study b.) Does her data support or reject the hypothesis? Explain

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A botanist wanted to see if a new strain of corn could germinate in soil that was too salty for regular corn. She conducted a study on the germination success of seeds from the new strain that were exposed to various levels of salty soil, from zero to normal (100mg/L) to high (200mg/L) to very high (400mg/L) to normally lethal (800mg/L).

a.) Write a formal hypothesis for this study

b.) Does her data support or reject the hypothesis? Explain

The table below shows her data for this study.
Number of seeds
planted
Petri dish
label
1
2
3
4
5
salt
concentration
(mg/L)
0
100
200
400
800
20
20
20
20
20
Number of seeds
that germinated
18
18
Percentage
of seeds that
germinated
80%
90%
90%
55%
35%
Transcribed Image Text:The table below shows her data for this study. Number of seeds planted Petri dish label 1 2 3 4 5 salt concentration (mg/L) 0 100 200 400 800 20 20 20 20 20 Number of seeds that germinated 18 18 Percentage of seeds that germinated 80% 90% 90% 55% 35%
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