Laboratory Exercise - Pill bug Behavior (1)

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Pill Bug Behavior Laboratory Exercise Experimental Design: Positive Control A positive control is constructed in one of the outer wells. The positive control consists of a dark paper cover and a cotton ball moistened with water. This will simulate the dark, moist environment preferred by the pill bug. Experimental Conditions In this experiment the response of four different pill bugs was measured using baking soda, ketchup, and applesauce as the experimental variables. Measuring Taxis Response The taxis response is measured by the number of pill bugs and length of stay in the experimental and control wells over a 15-minute period. Positive taxis = Two or more pill bugs entered the well and remained in the well for at least two time points (two minutes) in a row during the 15-minute period. Negative taxis = Less than two pill bugs entered the well and/or remained in the well for less than two time points (two minutes) in a row during the 15-minute period. Formulating a Hypothesis: You will need to formulate your hypothesis before watching the video and viewing the data. You will need a separate hypothesis for each of the experimental conditions. Apply your understanding of the background research and the pill bugs’ preferred habitat and food stuffs. Enter your hypothesis as a statement for positive taxis or negative taxis in response to the positive control, baking soda, ketchup, and applesauce in the Lab Report. You will also need to provide your rationale for your hypothesis. Data Collection and Analysis: Watch video, “Video - Pill Bug Behavior Laboratory Exercise” in this section of the module. The data from the experiment is presented below and on the next page. Use this data to complete the “Data Analysis” section of the Lab Report. Contents of Well #1 ___Positive Control (Moist cotton ball + black paper) Contents of Well #2 ___Baking Soda Contents of Well #3 ___Ketchup Contents of Well #4 ___Applesauce Pill bug Names: A, B, C, D 1
Data: Time (minutes) Names of pill bugs in Well #1 Names of pill bugs in Well #2 Names of pill bugs in Well #3 Names of pill bugs in Well #4 1 A B, D C 2 A, B C, D 3 A B, C D 4 A B, C D 5 B, C A D 6 A, B D C 7 A, C B D 8 A, B, C D 9 A, B, C D 10 A B C, D 11 A, B C, D 12 A, B D C 13 A, B D C 14 A, B D C 15 A, B C, D Conclusions: Answer the “Conclusion” questions on the Lab Report. 2
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