Red Wriggler Earth Worm Lab Report

A short term effect on an earthworm would be that it would have lots of food for a short amount of time due to

The purpose of this lab was to save a little gummy worm named Sam from drowning. In addition, one of the labs key terms was a hypothesis which is a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. Furthermore, we also learned that an independent variable is a factor that is changed during the experiment. On the other hand, the dependent variable is the factor that is observed or measured during the experiment. To begin with, the experiment the hypothesis formulated was if we reshape the paperclips into hooks and pick up sam, and the lifesaver (without touching them), then the lifesaver would be stretched enough for Sam to go through it.

Vast numbers and kinds of organisms, mainly microorganisms, inhabit soil and depend on it for shelter, food, and water. Plants anchor themselves in soil, and from it they receive essential minerals and water. Terrestrial plants could not survive without soil, and because we depend on plants for our food, humans could not exist without soil either (Wiley, 2013).

Just last month, a deadly worm was found in not one, but four locations in the U.S. state of Florida. This worm, until recently, was documented in only twenty-one countries, most of which were island nations. Although the New Guinea Flatworm may seem as a highly dangerous predator, it is only about two inches in length and mainly targets snails for its nutrition. These worms are not harmful to humans, but they will feast on any soft creature in the soil. In order to eat snails or any critters with a hard shell, the New Guinea Flatworm latches itself onto the shell’s opening and then spits out its own stomach through the opening in its belly. This allows an acidic goo to dissolve the snail’s flesh and the worm can continue on with its meal by swallowing both its stomach and the snail.

I love gummy worms I been in a gummy worm factory I fell in love with it just the flavors and sweet texture just grab my attention not in that way. I use to buy gummy bears a lot everyday I had a little bit of a sweet tooth my mom just always buy me some gummies at dollar the store. It's kinda funny how i just always on my birthday my mom would ask me what i want for my birthday I would just say money and gummy worms. My mom would just be cool with it she really didn't even care she wasn't buying expensive things that's why.

When society thinks about crayfish and earthworms they become extremely curious about how their bodies operate because of how they are made up. I will give a brief synopsis of both animals before going into major detail about them. According to the online website named dictionary.com, it says that an earthworm is a burrowing annelid worm that lives in the soil. Earthworms play an important role in aerating and draining the soil and in burying organic matter (Dictionary). Crayfish are nocturnal freshwater crustacean that resembles a small lobster and inhabits in streams and rivers (Dictionary). Crayfish and earthworms are some very interesting animals that possess some exclusive qualities both similar and different.

The new guinea flatworm is from the united states of America.this worm is native to the island of New Guinea where it was originally to have been found in. You can find these worms in tropical areas,coastlands ,planted forests, riparian zones shrubs and urban areas as well.it feeds on earthworms ,slugs and arthopods. This worm can harm the snail called The Giant East African Snail. This worm also can mainly eat mollusks and it especially likes to prey on snail. To hunt for it's prey the worm deposits itself to the bottom of a cabbage leave. It also can follow snail mucus trails to find it`s trail. It also has a infectious rate at least 14.1% and this thing usually lives on cabbage leaves. This worm not only affects the whole population of animals or a specific area this worm can affect humans as

As supported by the data, we can conclude that the pill bugs were able to individually adapt to the environment that best suited each of them. Some preferred the wet soil and others liked the dry, but overall it is all about survival. Animal behavior is centered around the theme of natural selection and survival of the fittest, because an animal’s main goal is to survive and reproduce. The ability for pill bugs to adapt to new environments benefits their survival skills and increases their chance of reproduction. Eventually their increase in survival skills will result in the evolutionary growth of pill bugs, who will become stronger and less

Materials: Scale, potato slice, big tub, small cup, petri dish, big tub lid, mealworms, tape, BTB, and a pencil.

The microbes found in soil go hand in hand with the microbes found in our bodies, especially the gut microbiome. Soil is used to grow various plants and crops which we then ingest. As stated in Healthy Soil Microbes, Healthy People, we have completely destroyed soil microbes by overusing fertilizers and pesticides just like how we have destroyed our gut microbes by ingesting processed foods and large amounts of antibiotics. Soil microbes, including bacteria and fungi, form symbiotic relationships with plant roots to help provide the plant with many nutrients needed to survive. In order to restore and improve the soil once again, we need to reintroduce bacteria and fungi that are capable of repairing the damage. Through recent technological advances, the soil microbiome was genetically sequenced. This allows farmers and other scientists to understand which microorganisms are

Purpose: We want to see if putting a worm or organism in different temperature will change the rate of CO2. We predict cold will make the process slow down. Hot will speed it up, and with room

Imagine you are at the bottom of the ocean, and there are hydrothermal vents ejecting hot lava. Adding to your misery, there are huge amounts of hydrogen sulfide gas everywhere that are poisonous to your body. In reality, this is the giant tube worm’s ecosystem. Ecosystems are all of the living things (plants/animals) and the non-living things that live in a specific area and interact with each other. Ecosystems can be of any size. In an ecosystem, there are biotic and abiotic components that are all linked. The pelagic zone or “open ocean zone”, where the giant tube worm, an underwater animal that lives near hydrothermal vents, lives is located next to the continental slope/drop off. The water is much deeper here. At the surface, there is

The Effect of the European Corn Borer Larvae on Bt Corn and Non-Bt Corn Introduction The larvae of the European Corn Borer (ECB) moth begin feeding on leaf surfaces, before boring into midribs and stalks of different plants. This could affect the yield of different products hence, a remedy to this problem is necessary. As a result, scientists investigated the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), which is a soil bacterium found in soil because the bacterium produces crystalline proteins that are stomach poisons for different insects. This made geneticists introduce the Bt corn after inserting a crystalline gene form the Bacillus thuringiensis into the corn.

This paper will explain how important earthworms are to the earth and to our environment. In addition, this paper will cover the origin of an earthworm, the anatomy and other important characteristics.

The soil organic carbon acts as a source and sink for nutrients like nitrogen and Sulphur, the carbon serves as a substrate for energy for soil organisms, soil organic carbon acts as a soil of strength of soil aggregation. Soil organic carbon regulates the charge density for cation exchange and it also moderates soil temperature. It buffers the emissions of greenhouse gases from the soil into the atmosphere (lal,2004). Due to the recent climate, the concentration of atmospheric CO2 has increased from 280ppm/ year in 1750 to about 400ppm/year in 2010 and continues to increase at a rate of 1.5ppm/year (powlson et al, 2011). We depend on