1. is it alive?
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2. how to look for “life”
Does the substance convert energy?
Does the substance reproduce?
Does the substance react or adapt to changes in its
environment?
Does the substance grow, or change over time.
Is the substance made of cells?

3. variables and constants
Independent variables: environment
Dependent: reaction to environment
Constants: same substance tested, microscope, cups,
pipets,

4. does it grow/reproduce
Yes, as you can see in these pictures, our mystery
substance did grow and reproduce when we put it in
its preferred environment.

5. does it grow cont.

6. does it convert energy
We used the bromothymol blue to see if our
substance produced co2
It does produce co2 because the bromothymol blue
turned green.

7. is it made of cells
Yes, as you can see in this picture, our substance is
made of fungi cells.

8. IS it alive?
Yes. based on our findings, our mystery substance is
a fungus that is alive.