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    Daphnia Caffeine Experiment

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    NURUL AYUNI BT SABRI GROUP: 11SC4 TITLE: THE EFFECT OF CAFFEINE ON HEART RATE LECTURER : MDM ZAKIAH BINTI ZAKARIA TITLE The effect of caffeine on heart rate OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of caffeine on heart rate of daphnia INTRODUCTION Caffeine‚ medically known as trimethylzanthine. Its chemical formula is C8H10N4O2. When in pure form‚ caffeine is a white crystalline powder that taste very bitter. 1The most common way of acquiring pure caffeine is the process

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    information Daphnia Magna is an arthropod that can grow up to 5 mm. It is a filter feeder meaning it feeds off of suspended particles in the water. Daphnia can consume particles that range from 1µ to 50µ. The heart of Daphnia is located dorsally meaning it’s located in the back. The heart rate of Daphnia can range due to many variables‚ one being temperature. "At a temperature averaging 20o C its heart rate is about 200 beats per minute."2 As the temperature surrounding the Daphnia decreases so

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    Aquatic Plants

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    There are more to aquatic plants than just floating on the surface of water. Aquatic plants are plants that can adapt and live in a freshwater environment. They are sometimes called hydrophytes. These include plants that live in fresh wetlands‚ swamps‚ ponds‚ lakes‚ and marshes. This type of plant actually serves two important functions. First‚ they help oxygenate water (2006) and they provide nutrients and food for some fishes (Tappin‚ 2003). There are many types of aquatic plants including rooted

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    TM How Does Temperature Affect Daphnia Heart Rate? Student Study Guide DID YOU KNOW? The body temperature of the Arctic squirrel drops from 98.6°F to 26.4°F‚ which is below the freezing point of water and is the lowest known body temperature of any living mammal. DID YOU KNOW? The average body temperature of the following warmblooded animals are: Humans: 98.6°F Rabbit: 101.3°F Polar bear: 99.1°F Blue whale: 95.9°F Owl: 104.4°F Ostrich: 102.6°F BACKGROUND Every animal

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    Aquatic Biome

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    Aquatic Biome! ! The aquatic biome makes up the largest part of the biosphere‚ covering nearly 75% of the Earth’s surface and consists of the freshwater biome and the marine biome. Freshwater regions consist of ponds‚ lakes‚ streams‚ rivers‚ wetlands and marine regions include oceans‚ coral reefs and estuaries. Marine biomes generally have salt concentrations that average 3%‚ whereas freshwater biomes are usually characterised by a salt concentration of less than 0.1%. The aquatic biome is probably

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    Aquatic Veterinarian

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    Veterinarians help to maintain the health of animals and work to recover their health. They diagnose and treat medical conditions of pets and other animals. Veterinarians can specialize in many different areas. Marine-life‚ or aquatic veterinarians specialize in the health of aquatic animals. Some animals they work with include fish‚ sea turtles‚ dolphins‚ stingrays‚ whales and in some cases sharks. Veterinarians must be very skillful in many different areas. The most important skill a vet needs is a passion

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    London Aquatics Centre

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    construction project Sustainability of the Aquatics Centre Authors Kirsten Henson KLH Sustainability (previously Aquatics Centre Sustainability Single Point of Contact) Abstract ‘Legacy’ is the concept that underlies the sustainability agenda of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games‚ embracing temporary infrastructure and venues to leave behind a vibrant‚ productive community with world-class‚ affordable sporting facilities. The Aquatics Centre‚ developed as an architectural

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    Daphnia Lab Report

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    The Effect of Temperature and Epinephrine on The Heart Rate of Daphnia Leslie Orzetti-Gollhofer Gaby Macias INTRODUCTION The Daphnia is a Crustacean other known as the water flea. It lives in small bodies of freshwater. The Daphnia is ectothermic‚ meaning it controls its body temperature through external means. With this experiment we experienced first hand what the effect temperature has on a Daphnia’s heart rate. We also experimented what effect epinephrine has on a Daphnia’s heart rate.

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    ------------------------------------------------- Treatment of industrial wastewater The various types of contamination of wastewater require a variety of strategies to remove the contamination Brine treatment Brine treatment involves removing dissolved salt ions from the waste stream. Although similarities to seawater or brackish water desalination exist‚ industrial brine treatment may contain unique combinations of dissolved ions‚ such as hardness ions or other metals‚ necessitating specific

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    Daphnia Lab Report

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    Does caffeine affect the heart rate of Daphnia? Introduction In this experiment I aim to find out if caffeine has an affect on heart rate. Instead of using human subject‚ whom may already have a high tolerance to caffeine or could have ingested caffeine that day making the tests unfair‚ I will use Daphnia‚ a crustacean. They have on contact with caffeine making it fair. It will be easier to observe as it has a translucent body‚ making it able to see the heart beating under a microscope. It will

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