Compost

__Hypothesis__: Our predictions for food waste decomposing to soil are listed below.

 * || Parobek || Maher || Farmer || Vincent || **TOTAL** ||
 * Two weeks or less || 01 || 04 || 07 || 12 || 24 ||
 * Two to four weeks || 05 || 01 || 16 || 08 || 30 ||
 * More than four weeks || 19 || 17 || 01 || 02 || 39 ||

__Data__: The following chart shows our progress.

 * Date || Comments ||
 * [[file:IMG_2020.JPG|09/04/2013]] || Today we started our compost investigation. The picture link shows the food we've buried. We'll check on our food weekly. ||
 * [[file:IMG_2038.JPG|09/11/2013]] || The food has not yet turned to dirt, but the Cheerios are furry (fungi), bacteria is growing, the banana peel has turned black, the brownie bites have a white coating, and the bread is getting moldy and full of dirt ||
 * [[file:IMG_2045.JPG|09/18/2013]] || The food is all blackish and falling apart. The Cheerios are mostly gone. Everything is smaller than it was last week. ||

__Results__: After our final observation on October 2nd, most food (except for the blackish banana peel) had turned to dirt.
===__Conclusion and Discussion__: Organic matter (such as food, leaves, etc.) decomposes at different rates. In our investigation, processed matter such as Cheerios decomposed more quickly than naturally occurring matter such as a banana peel. Perhaps a bananas need to protect its fruit from pests and disease makes it more resistant to decomposing quickly. "You have to be tough to survive in nature."===

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