12 shown through the growth and death rates.
RESULTS:
These results are depicted in the data table and graph. The wild-type grew more colonies than the tan-type at the same time intervals. The higher concentrations of spores of each type grew more
colonies than the lower concentrations at the same time intervals. The tan-type was more likely to die under the UV light at the times compared to the wild-type.
DISCUSSION:
The conclusion that can be drawn based on this experiment is that the wild-type fungus is more resistant to spore death under UV light than is the tan-type. The wild-type spores were able to grow more colonies after exposures at the same time intervals. This means that my hypothesis is likely to be correct: having darker skin pigmentation allows humans to have a biological advantage and resist UV damage and skin cancer. The connection between a higher amount of melanin and resistance to UV damage
Figure 4. UV light exposure box with samples and lab setup. Figure 5. Example of colonies under microscope.
