Dynamics of bean growth

During the past few lab periods the dynamics of bean growth was studied. The morphology of the bean plant growing in either light or dark for 2,4,7, or 14 days was compared. Development is the formation of storage tissues. It also includes changes that allows for cells to specialize in specific functions. Development includes growth which refers to the dividing and increasing size of cells. At 2 days the light and dark beans look exactly the same because both are under the soil and are under the s...