28/09/12 Grace Masters Woodlice Behavior Experiment Aim: To investigate the effect of light intensity on the behavior of woodlice (Porcellio scaber) in regards to their change in speed. Variables: Variable How can it be controlled? (IV) - Light intensity - The light intensity will be controlled by the knob on the lamp throughout the experiment. In addition‚ the light intensity will be controlled by closing the windows and doors in the classroom as well as turning
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* Biology Investigation 3.1 Porcellio Scaber (Slater‚ Woodlouse) Task 1 The crustacean Porcellio Scaber‚ or more commonly known as the woodlouse‚ is a species usually found in leaf litter or in fallen trees and bark. It feeds on detritus like many other isopods of its type‚ and is generally predated on by small mammals‚ lizards and some insects. The woodlouse habitat reflects its need to avoid warm and dry areas. The woodlouse is prone to desiccation (drying out) due to its body’s large surface
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fourteen jointed limbs. Woodlice form the suborderOniscidea within the order Isopoda‚ with over 3‚000 known species. The woodlouse has a shell-like exoskeleton‚ which it must progressively shed as it grows. The moult takes place in two stages; the back half is lost first‚ followed two or three days later by the front. This method of moulting is different from that of most arthropods‚ which shed their cuticle in a single process. Metabolic rate is temperature-dependent in woodlice. In contrast to mammals
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nvestigation into the Factor of Light and Dark Affecting Woodlice Predictions It was expected that a woodlice would prefer a damp‚ dark‚ but moderately warm surrounding. Normally one would expect to find slaters under logs or concrete slabs in one’s garden. Under these large objects‚ the sun cannot reach directly; therefore it is darker‚ damper and colder than the surroundings. Nevertheless‚ in winter we do not see woodlice crawling around very often‚ and‚ also at night‚ it may
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Woodlice Investigation Introduction: The ecological niche of the woodlice Porcellio scaber. The woodlouse Porcellio scaber is native to Europe but also commonly found in New Zealand. They live in cool‚ dark‚ damp microhabitats such as in rotting wood‚ under rocks‚ in caves and leaf litter. Small insectivorous rodents and birds as well as some spiders feed on woodlice. In the rotting log from which I gathered my specimens there were also millipedes‚ crickets‚ weta and spiders living. Woodlice
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Woodlice - Porcellio Scaber Research: Introduction: [The following is summarised from: http://soilbugs.massey.ac.nz/isopoda.php] Common Names: Slaters‚ pill bugs‚ sow bugs‚ woodlice‚ Maori papapa Scientific Name: Arthropoda (Phylum) Crustacea (Class) Isopoda (Order) Oniscoidea (Suborder). Description: Slaters are apart of the Isopoda order‚ meaning they have an equal number of legs. They are also a crustacean‚ but unlike most crustaceans they are terrestrial opposed to marine dwellers
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Nick Sarris‚ April 3‚ 2013‚ D-Bell Biology Virtual Electrophoresis Lab – Genetic Science Learning Center Use the link to complete the following lab. Submit through edline when you are finished http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/biotech/gel/ Title‚ name‚ date and bell (8 pts) Place your answer below the question and skip between questions (2 pts) Each question is worth 3 points 1. Why can’t DNA be sorted physically‚ using a microscope?- They are so tiny that they are unable to be
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Lab Report: Scientific Method Your Name: Alyssa Melincoff Purpose of this Lab What is the goal of this lab? What question is it trying to answer‚ or what problem is it trying to explain? To find out how table salt affects the boiling temperature of water. Hypothesis After reading the lab instructions - but before starting the lab - record your best “educated guess” about what will happen in the experiment. What hypothesis can you generate about the effect of adding salt to water? Adding
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IB SL Biology Lab Molecular Biology: Transformation and Electrophoresis Christina Qi 2/16/07 Aim: How can a plasmid be engineered to include a foreign piece of DNA and how does gel electrophoresis separate DNA molecules present in a mixture? Hypothesis: If the pGLO plasmid is inserted into competent Escherichia coli cells‚ then the transformed bacteria will be resistant to ampicillin and will glow green under UV light. If samples of DNA are cut using certain restriction
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Name: Angel Simon Pre–Lab Question Ocular lens 1. Label the following microscope using the components described within the Introduction. Experiment 1: Virtual Magnification Exercise Post-Lab Questions 1. At what magnification do you first notice the ragweed pollen? Answer: 1000 2. Which is bigger‚ a rhinovirus or E. Coli? Answer: E. Coli 3. Based on the magnification‚ how many of the E. Coli can fit into the same space as the
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