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Library Research Questions for Bacteria Growth Experiment

What are the basic characteristics and forms of bacteria that reside in the human/dog/cat mouth? How do these bacteria effect the host, are they helpful or harmful?
 * Entity= bacteria:**

How do you take bacterial samples from the mouths of animals?
 * Independent variable:**

Under what conditions and environment do bacteria grow/reproduce best and how can we prepare and control this environment (petri dish/agar/sterile)?
 * Dependent variable:**

What are the most accurate ways to measure bacteria growth and represent our qualitative and quantitative results?

Does the amount of bacteria in the mouth differ between humans, dogs, and cats?
 * Connections:**

Looks GREAT! ~Dr. Harland