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BY HAVEN KIBBE, KIRA AZULAY,
HENRY MATEER AND RAUL TREVINO
MR. MARTELL
SCIENCE
PERIOD 6
What unique abilities does
thyme have?
Thyme is a powerful antiseptic and it destroys
fungal infections.
 Some Scottish people use it in tea to prevent
nightmares and gain courage and strength.
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Parts of the plant.
Thyme
(thymus vulgaris)
Flower
Photosynthesis happens in
the chloroplasts.
Leaves
Stem
About Thyme
1. The organic compounds are thymol and carvacrol
and they work as insecticides.
2. This helps the plant survive by keeping off bugs
3. This is an adaptation because other plants are
eaten by these pests and die but thyme isn’t.
Thyme was used by the Romans in bathes to give
themselves vigor.
Now thyme is used in cooking as an herb to give
more flavor, and the leaves, when dried and
crumbled, are used in incense.
General Plant Information
Three factors that affect plant growth
are sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
General Plant Information
1. Photosynthesis takes carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water
and turns them into plant food (sugar).
2. Plant food, or sugar is the product of photosynthesis.
3. Chloroplasts are the organelles that are responsible for
photosynthesis.
4. Xylem transports water, an important part of
photosynthesis, to all parts of the tree.
Project Design
1. We planted thyme seeds.
2. We put one in the dark and one in the light.
3. We charted and compared the growth of both plants.
Thyme Growth Chart
4
3.5
Height of Plants
3
2.5
2
Light (cm)
1.5
Dark (cm)
1
0.5
0
Dates of Mesurements
Other Observations
1. The plant that was exposed to light grew towards it. This
is called positive phototropism. The plant that was in
the dark was bent over.
2. The plants’ roots grew down into the soil. This is called
positive geotropism.
3. The plants in the dark grew, but they were thin and the
leaves were a light yellowish green color instead of a
bright healthy green like the plants exposed to light.
Conclusion
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Surprisingly enough, the dark plants seemed to grow
taller even though they weren’t exposed to sunlight and
not as healthy in appearance.
Both plants grew up to 3 cm.
We think that there were too many plants for them to
grow healthily and get enough water and nutrients form
the soil.
The data refuted our hypothesis.
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