Fast Plants Reflection

Did the F2 generation look like how you predicted them to look? The f2 generation didn’t look like how I expected them. I thought my plants would be a lot smaller than the f1 generation. When I checked the plants, they seemed taller than the first ones. I did expect the colors to be the same since we basically planted the same seeds the first and second time. Did the parent generation or the F2 generation grow faster? The f2 generation did grow faster than the first. With the first generation, it took about a week until I seen some sprouts growing. I planted the f2 generation and within a couple days, sprouts were growing in the soil. What might have hindered your plants' ability to thrive? I think some abiotic and biotic factors could have hindered the plants. Some abiotic factors would be the air and water. The air would sometimes be hot and cold. At times, I believe we watering a little too much. Some biotic factors could be the surrounding plants a. The surrounding plants would grow very close to ours. How do genetics and the environment affect the phenotype of an organism? The genetics affect the phenotype by having different mother plants and father plants. So if two of the same exact plants mate, their offspring would be the same as well. But if the mom plant was heterozygous and the dad plant was homozygous, then their offspring would be different. The environment could affect the phenotype because of the location of where the plants are and the temperature in the air. Which is a greater indicator of how an organism will look? A greater indicator would have to be the phenotype and genotypes of the parents. The genes of the parent will assist in the making of the plant’s genes. Also, the parents’ phenotypes will help with the offsprings’ phenotypes. Meaning the phenotypes could be mixed or one phenotype only from one parent. A summary of what stood out to you during this course and why. During the fast plants, I would say what stood out to me is the actual plants growing. When I was young, I would plant plants but they wouldn’t grow to their full potential. They would have a few sprouts until they died. Even when I did what I was supposed to with the plants. Another thing that stood out to me was the seeds inside of the f1 and f2 generation. I’m being completely honest, I didn’t think plants could have babies. So when I saw the seeds from the plants, I was surprised. The fast plants' mini project was fun to do and to actually have plants grow.