You and your friend live in different states and plant identical hydrangea bulbs in your garden. When they bloom, you send each other pictures. You notice that even though you bought the exact same kind of plant, your hydrangea flowers are blue and your friend’s are pink! On a hunch, you each measure the pH of your soil and find that your soil is a little acidic and your friend’s is a little basic. Why do you think the flowers have different colors?

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Answer:

The following is MY answer! You can use it, but please paraphrase it so that it doesn't count for plagiarism!

Explanation:

MY ANSWER: The properties of the soil are different. Because one soil is more basic and the other is more acidic, the different chemicals/ compounds/ properties of the soil make the plants growth different. The reason the flowers have different colors is because the flowers have been grown using different kinds of soil.

The key points they want you to have:

  • The hydrangeas are behaving like indicators.
  • The hydrangeas will be blue in any acidic soil and pink in any basic soil.
  • Hydrangeas must contain an indicating chemical such as anthocyanin.

**I know my answer didn't have all of the points that they wanted, but I still received a 100%!**