Is it alive lab

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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?

variables and constants

Independent variables: environment

Dependent: reaction to environment

Constants: same substance tested, microscope, cups, pipets,

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.

does it grow cont.

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.

is it made of cells

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

IS it alive?

Yes. based on our findings, our mystery substance is a fungus that is alive.