Is it alive?

Magnifying tool	Magnification range
Hand lens	2x 4x
Stereoscope	20x 50x
Light miscroscope	20x 40x

Observations of powder

Characteristics	A	B	C	D	E
Size	Varies but small	Small	2mm	1mm	Small
Shape	Unevenly shaped	Cylinder	Circular	Circular	Circular
Texture	Slightly rough	Smooth	Smooth	Smooth	Smooth
Colour	Beige brown	Beige	Transparent	Blackish purple	Brown

Reaction with water and glucose solution

Substance	Claim	Evidence	Observation
A	Become moist	It varies in size and looks like sand.	Moist
B	Dissolve	It looks like yeast.	Moist and mushy/float then sink as a white mushy substance
C	Swell	It is round and transparent. It is also quite soft.	Swell up
D	Nothing	It is hard and round.	Nothing
E	Nothing	It is a powdery substance.	Nothing

Conclusion

Substance	Is it alive? Yes	No	Evidence for living or non-living
A		No	It did not have any reactions.
B	Yes		It had a reaction to both, water and glucose solution.
C		No	It only absorbed the liquids and did not change.
D	yes		After a few days, it started to grow. It is the seed of a plant.
E	Yes		When put into salt water, the substance, which are eggs, hatched and we were able to observe moving organisms.