Caffeine effect on Daphnia’s heart rate Prepared for: Androniki Kloni By: Maria Mitsi October 6‚ 2013 Abstract Caffeine is a bitter‚ white crystalline xanthine alkaloid and a stimulant drug. Caffeine is found in varying quantities in the seeds‚ leaves‚ and fruit of some plants‚ where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes and kills certain insects feeding on the plants‚ as well as enhancing the reward memory of pollinators. An experiment was held‚ on an aquatic
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A-LEVEL BIOLOGY LAB REPORT NAME: 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
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Purpose: The purpose of the ‘Rates of Reactions’ lab is to learn how to plan an investigative lab without outside help and to learn about the ‘Rates of Reactions’. This lab will require students to take responsibility for their own learning and use their prior knowledge to aid in the completion of this lab. In the lab prepared below‚ students will be learning about Rates of Reaction with varying concentrations of Alka-Seltzer with water. Hypothesis: I believe that the more water added to the canister
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Lab Report: Toothpickase and Enzymes September 19‚ 2012 Olivia DePhillips Lab Partner: Joy Morgan Meyers Signature: Introduction Enzymes are biological molecules that catalyze chemical reactions. In enzymatic reactions‚ the molecules at the beginning of the process‚ called substrates‚ are converted into different molecules‚ called products. Almost all chemical reactions in a biological cell need enzymes in order to occur at rates sufficient for life. Like all catalysts‚ enzymes work
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Drugs on the Heart Rate of Daphnia magna Introduction The Daphnia magna‚ more commonly known as water flea‚ is indigenous to ponds and lakes in northern and western North America. This crustacean has an outer transparent covering called the carapace. The unique physiology of the water flea is useful in translational research allowing researchers to visibly study all of the bodily systems without causing harm to the specimen (2). Being classified as an indicator species‚ the Daphnia magna are
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This lab focused on three factors affecting reaction rates‚ temperature‚ surface area‚ and concentration. Our first experiment (table 1) looked mainly into the effects of temperature on the reaction rate. To see how different temperatures would change the reaction rates we had three flasks all containing varying temperatures of water(H20). One with cold water (4°C)‚ one room temperature (21°C)‚ and one with hot water (44°C). In each flask‚ we dropped one tablet of Alka-Seltzer‚ all within 0.008 grams
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Aesthetics is the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty. This philosophy is very well explained in Virginia Postrel¡¯s essay‚ ¡°Surface and Substance¡±. In the essay‚ Postrel challenges the separation of surface and substance with examples of acts of consumptions‚ which she describes as an engagement with beauty. There are many reasons that drive people towards consumptions. It is important to be socially accepted‚ even if it requires changing the way one looks. Some
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Biology Coursework Skill: A - Bunsen Burner - Measuring Liquid Skill: B - Leaf Variation - Conch Skill: C - Heart Rate - Height Variation Skill: D -Energy in food -Toxic response of invertebrates (woodlice) Skill A Title: Assembling & using the Bunsen Burner Aim: To assemble & use the Bunsen Burner Apparatus: * Bunsen Burner * Spark Lighter * Tripod Stand * Wire Gauze * Gas Hose * Thermometer (Celsius) * 250 ml beaker Method:
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Does caffeine affect heart rate? Background Information: Caffeine is a bitter white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that acts as a psychoactive stimulant drug. A German chemist‚ Friedrich Ferdinand Runge‚ discovered it in 1819. Plants produce caffeine as an insecticide. It is found in varying quantities in the beans‚ leaves‚ and fruit of over 60 plants‚ where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyses and kills certain insects feeding on the plants. Cocoa in South America‚ coffee in Africa
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The Effect of pH on Enzymatic Reaction Rate Abstract Enzymes are affected by changes in pH. The most favorable pH value— the point where the enzyme is most active—is known as the optimum pH. This experiment was conducted to determine the effect of pH reaction rate on an enzyme‚ catalase‚ from yeast. The experimental results indicate that the catalase worked best at a neutral pH level of seven (7). Introduction An enzyme is a protein molecule that serves as a catalyst. “The basic function of
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