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Botany

  • Study if a spoiled fruit causes other fruits to ripen faster

    Spoiled or damaged fruit gives off a gas that causes other fruits near it to ripen faster. This is...

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  • Graft two separate types of plants together

    Many 'hybrid' fruits such as 'nectarines' which is a combination of a peach and plum fruit, did not exist...

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  • Dissolve leaves in baking soda to study their vein structures

    Dissolve the plant tissue of leaves with baking soda to observe and study their vein structure with the following...

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  • Test the difference of plants growing in the dark vs in the light

    All green plants, including bean plants, need sunlight or another source of light to make 'chlorophyll' to thrive or...

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  • Colour a white flower with food colorant

    Water in narrow tubes tends to be pulled upward by means of a process called 'capillary action'. Flowers also...

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  • Test if ‘Vitamin E’ can slow down the aging process

    'Vitamin E' is a popular ingredient in anti-aging creams, because it slows down the chemical process called 'oxidation reduction...

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  • Study if green plants produce oxygen faster in stronger sunlight

    Elodea plants, also called 'anacharis', is the Latin name for a family of water weeds often used in aquariums...

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  • Prevent the inside of an apple from oxidizing with lemon juice

    When the inside of an apple is exposed to air, a process called oxidation occurs, turning the apple brown....

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  • Mummify an orange

    Mummies have been found all over the world including the Aztecs in Peru in South America and as far...

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  • Prove that green plants need light to survive

    All green plants need sunlight to make their 'food' to thrive and survive, without it, they will die. Without...

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