Is Yeast Alive?

Complete Introduction Questions on

Worksheet
What are some common uses of yeast?
Are the little brown grains of yeast from the grocery
store alive?
What are the characteristics of living organisms?

Inquiry Experiment
Make predictions about the metabolism of yeast
Follow procedure on worksheet to test for metabolism
in yeast
Record Observations in Data Table
Follow Procedure to Test for Growth in yeast
Place completed plate in incubator to prepare for next
class

Conclusion
Observe your plate as a group and record
observations on worksheet
Take a sample of the growth and view it under a
microscope
Complete your conclusion about whether yeast is alive
or not
Pick one member of your group to share your results
with the class