Microorganisms | Experiment 1 - Microorganisms: What is the best way to grow penicillin?
Experiment 1
Microorganisms: What is the best way to grow penicillin?
Purpose/Hypothesis
Penicillin is a microscopic mold that grows on fruit. It looks green and powdery and is shaped like a small paint brush when viewed under a
microscope. The word, penicillin, in fact, means "small brush" in Latin. Early writing was often done with a small, fine-pointed brush, and the English words pen and pencil are also derived from this Latin word.
In this experiment, you will determine the best growing conditions for the penicillin mold. You will place one set of fruit in a warm location and another set in a cool location. The difference in the amount of mold that grows will tell you whether temperature affects penicillin growth.
To begin the experiment, use what you know about mold growth to make an educated guess about the effect of temperature. This...
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