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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Who normally conducts the preliminary investigation? What are some of the actions the first responders can take once they arrive at the scene of the crime? Since the preliminary investigation starts when the first emergency call is received‚ it is typically administered by the patrol officers who are first to respond to the scene. First responders can either preserve or contaminate the crime scene‚ which can possibly result in either the success or failure of the prosecution. Accordingly‚ the steps
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Science Coursework Trypsin Investigation Aim I am going to prove that temperature effects the rate in which the enzyme Trypsin breaks down milk substrate into amino acids. Investigation "We strongly recommend the use of Vanish Stain Removal Tablets in conjunction with a 900 spin wash at 70°C" This was found on a milk carton of a well-known drinks company‚ Nesquick. The major food group constituent of milk is‚ of course‚ milk. For my Science Investigation‚ I am going to test different temperatures
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Unit5: Midterm Essay CJ21-Criminal Investigation Professor Yocum September 28th‚ 2010 Throughout the years the type of crimes and amount of crimes committed has changed significantly and has played a major role in the American society. What is crime? As defined by Frank Schmalleger (2007) “crime is a conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state‚ federal government or a local jurisdiction where there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse” (p.7). Criminal investigators have
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to a greater number of species present. In this investigation‚ I am going to take the role of an ecologist to survey two different areas of two different grasslands (pasture and park grassland) and estimate the biodiversity. I will be doing this investigation in a group of four students and we will be using taking samples in a quadrat and then measure the soil temperature‚ soil pH and moisture in those quadrats. Hypothesis: In this investigation‚ I expect the species richness of the pastures
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CHM 116 Lab Investigations of Buffers I. Purpose The purpose of this experiment was to get an understanding as to how to properly prepare chemical buffers. Also part of this experiment was to gauge the effectiveness of the buffers by measuring their pH levels in various titration solutions‚ using a pH meter. II. Procedure To start our experiment we had to prepare Buffer B‚ which was the .060 M Ammonia/Ammonium solution. Using 3.0 M ammonia‚ we had to calculate
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Science February 6 2009 - February 19 2009 Conductor Investigation Calvin Chang 8.2 Stage 1: Planning the Experiment Introduction ! By “electric current”‚ I mean by the rate at which electric charges moves through a circuit‚ the electric charges can either be ions or electrons. They are measured in ammeters and the unit that is measured in is ampere which is the number of charges that passes through per second. There are many factors which would affect the electric current‚ like the voltage of
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Criminal Investigation Research Paper Crime Scene Investigator Crime Scene Investigator POSITION A crime scene investigator is responsible for multipart crime scene investigations‚ evaluation of the crime scene‚ various types of equipment along with developing‚ securing‚ and packaging physical evidence for scientific evaluation and comparison (U.S. Department‚ 2007). Detailed reports on the observations and activities at the scene next to testimonies in court regarding the findings and
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Why do girls do better than boys at school? Investigation Aim – With the use of covert participant observation and study of secondary data‚ I will be analyzing and investigation the question “Why do girls do better at school than boys?” I will come to a conclusion on whether this question is correct and if it is true or not‚ then explaining the reasons why they do better or why they do not. Hypothesis – We believe that girls do better in school and this is because most girls can multi task and think
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Franklin 1 Jonathan Franklin Allen Layne Criminal Investigations 18.OCT.2013 Investigations And The Principles A successful crime scene investigation depends deeply on the collection and analysis of various kinds of evidence. Forensic scientists rely on the classification of certain evidence and they have different ways of dealing with it. One major difference is biological and physical. Physical evidence refers to the collection of anything at the crime scene that comes
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