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Collect sweet potato, bottle, salt, and water. Take.a bottle full of water and add salt, then put.sweet potato inside the bottle. Observe for a few days. What happens? Note your observations. How can you prove that sweet potato is also a living thing?

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Observation : Sweet potato bulges due to absorption of salt water
Result : 1. It means it.possesses metabolic activities as living organisms.
2. This proves sweet potato is also a living thing.
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