Which Fruit Molds the Fastest?
Problem
Which fruit molds the fastest?
Materials
* Pears, Apples, Bananas * Plastic baggies * Fruit knife * Location: Kitchen * Pen and paper
Question
Which fruit, banana, pear or apple, will mold faster? Does fruit type effect mold growth?
Hypothesis
I think that bananas will mold faster than the apple or pear.
Variables
Independent Variable:
Type of fruit
Dependent Variable:
Time to mold
Variables That Need To Be Controlled: place left exposed to air, room temperature
Vocabulary List That Needs Explanation
Mold can be explained in the following ways:
1. Any of various fungi that often cause disintegration of organic matter.
2. The growth
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