_Termite Lab - Assignment

.pdf

School

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities *

*We aren’t endorsed by this school

Course

1001

Subject

Biology

Date

Dec 6, 2023

Type

pdf

Pages

5

Uploaded by HighnessField10483

Report
BIOL1001: Introductory Biology Lab Assignment Termite Group Assignment In-Lab Activity Prepared by Dr. Charles Willis ASSIGNMENT PARTICIPATIONS Team Name and Lab Section: Team members participating: 1. Name: Seth Bakken 2. Name: Brandyn Lo 3. Name: Marissa Puser 4. Name: Ella Burke 5. Name: C. Willis 2022 © Page 1 of 5
BIOL1001: Introductory Biology Lab Assignment ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS Summarizing an experiment is an important part of the scientific process. Being able to clearly communicate both your experimental question, design and the outcome is necessary for others to both assess and interpret your work. For this assignment, you and your group will work together to summarize the termite experiment you designed and carried out over the last two lab sessions. Answer the questions below as a group and submit the final document to the course site. Answer the questions using full sentences. C. Willis 2022 © Page 2 of 5
BIOL1001: Introductory Biology Lab Assignment ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS 1. What is your question? ANSWER: How do termites find their way back to their colonies? 2. What was your hypothesis? If termites use graphite as a navigation tool, then termites will spend more time following pencil lines than other drawn lines ANSWER: If the termites follow pheromones in nature, then they will deviate from their path less following substances that are similar to those pheromones, like the chemicals found in Paper Mate fountain red pens (2-phenoxyethanol.) 3. Write a complete description of your final experimental design, after peer review. Include reference to the dependent and independent variables, the control treatments, your experimental procedures, and how you dealt with potential confounding variables. ANSWER: We will use a different piece of paper for each writing utensil tested (one for red ink [experimental] and one for blue ink[control]). We will place each piece of paper in the tray one at a time and count how many times the termites deviate from the path in a 10-second interval. If it deviated 4 times or less we considered this to be the following (1). If it deviated 5 or more times that would be considered not following (0). If it didn’t seem to follow along or was not interested in the line at all in the 10-second interval, it will be deemed not following (0). We used the same termites and the same general ‘shape’ of the track for each trial to avoid confounding variables. We drew similar paths and used the same termites, and the same brand of pen in order to avoid confounding variables. 0 = the termite didn’t follow line 1= the termite follows the path of the line 4. Include a graph or figure summarizing the data you collected from your experiment. You can make a copy of and use the . Termite Lab Data Analysis Template ANSWER: C. Willis 2022 © Page 3 of 5
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
  • Access to all documents
  • Unlimited textbook solutions
  • 24/7 expert homework help