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Subject: How can I measure ethanol content in fermenting fruit?

Date: Thu Nov 18 08:13:40 2004
Posted by Elizabeth
Grade level: 7-9 School: Walkup Home School
City: Albuquerque State/Province: NM Country: USA
Area of science: Botany
ID: 1100787220.Bt
Message:

  I am working on a science fair project where fruit flies have shown a preference for 
peach over three other fermenting fruits. I am trying to determine what it is about peaches 
that they like. I know they eat yeast and ethanol off of fermenting fruit. I would like to see if 
I can measure how much ethanol each fruit produces after a few days. I could possibly 
have access to a lab with a centrifuge if that is needed.


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