In scientific writing, a methods section is one of the most important parts of a research paper, because it allows the project to be recreated. Recreation of a scientific project is the first step towards turning an experiment into a theory or a scientific law. In this project, the main goal was to design a figure about a plant and include a methods section along with it that would allow another person to recreate the figure with a high degree of accuracy. The figure that was recreated included photos of a plant and its geographical range. The plant that was used is a Blc Momilani ‘The Gypsy’ and it was selected because of its ease of access. The most important variable to control in making this figure was it being simple and reasonable for the other student to recreate. The greenhouse where the plant is found is open for most of the day and the plants are well taken care of, which provides a good environment for a plant that needs to be photographed. If the plant was found and photographed outdoors, there was a risk that it could have died or been removed by the time the other student could have attempted to recreate the figure.
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