Seeds perform various functions for the plants that generate them, among them the essential function is dispersal to a new location, nourishment of the embryo, and dormancy at the time of inappropriate conditions.
Seed coat is the part of the seed that protects the seed from temperature-associated, physical, or water destruction, it helps in the protection of developing embryo, and it is the seed coat, which makes sure that the plant seed remains in a dormant state until the circumstances become ideal for the plant embryo to sprout or germinate.
Cooperation is common in non-human animals. Besides cooperation with an immediate benefit for both actors, this behavior appears to occur mostly between relatives.[1] Spending time and resources assisting a related individual may at first seem destructive to the organism’s chances of survival but is actually beneficial over the long-term. Since relatives share part of their genetic make-up, enhancing each other’s chances of survival may actually increase the likelihood that the helper’s genetic traits will be passed on to future generations.[6] The cooperative pulling paradigm is an experimental design used to assess if and under which conditions animals cooperate. It involves two or more animals pulling rewards towards themselves via an apparatus they can not successfully operate alone.[7]
<span>Independent variable: Time plants are watered (ex. 8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm, 12am)
Dependent variable: growth of the plant
Controlled variable: 1. same type plants, 2. same amount of sunlight, 3. same type of dirt, 4. same type of water, 5. same amount of water (each are self explanatory of how to control)</span>
