When brine shrimp reproduce, they produce cysts. Cysts are a good form of reproduction
When brine shrimp reproduce, they produce cysts. Cysts are a good form of reproduction
Effect of temperature Results In this experiment, results from two Procambarus propinquus (crayfish) were collected to observe the difference in oxygen consumption at different acclimated temperatures. These cray fish were collected from Medway Creek in London, and acclimated to their new environment and temperatures. The crayfish were exposed to the cold environment having an average temperature of 7° or warm having an average of 22°. An unpaired, two-tailed t test was performed to determine if there would be a change in O2 consumption between 2 individual crayfish.…
It was assumed that isopods would prefer the salt water environment due to the similarity of minerals found in natural soil. However, the results showed that more isopods prefer regular water. This was concluded by calculating the average. The average number of isopods found in the salt water chamber was 4.52, or 5 isopods. The average number of isopods found in the regular water chamber was 5.47, or approximately 6 isopods.…
Subject Organisms For this experiment, I used Daphnia magna and Daphnia pulex that was cultured from stocks from Aquatic Bio Systems Inc. (Fort Collins, CO). Each species was cultured individually in 900 mL glass jars filled with moderately hard water. I created moderately hard water using the recipe as follows: 0.473 g CaSO4 , 0.959 g NaHCO3 , 1.223 g MgSO4 • 7H2O , and 0.039 g KCl per 10 L of deionized water. All references to water for the remainder of the paper refers to moderately hard water unless otherwise stated.…
Prior studies that have examined the independent effects of salinity and temperature on Daphnia have revealed that physiological rate processes including reproduction is negatively affected by increasing salinity, but the reproduction was positively affected by increasing temperature (Arner & Koivisto, 1993; Ghazy et al., 2009; Heugens et al., 2006; Schuytema, Nebeker, & Stutzman, 1997).…
In the case of the Shrimp family there are different levels of issues that need to be considered prior to start working with Marci and Gary and the issue presented in the case. The first issue is the environment the family is living. The case study indicates “The family lives in a suburban area where resources are generally available” Suburban areas or the suburbs are communities located outside the city. I assumed they are residing in a suburban area because the prices of the rent are cheaper and it appears that Ms. Shrimp is a single mother as one point of view. Furthermore, the lack of male figure in the children.…
In 1965, John Langdon Brooks and Stanley I. Dodson published one of the most significant ecological papers in recent ecological history that discussed the predation, body size, and composition of plankton in various environments. This paper focused mainly on six areas those being the following: the effect of a marine planktivore on lake plankton, changes in Crystal Lake Plankton, effects of predation by Alosa, size and food selectively, size-efficiency hypothesis, and size of coexisting congeners; a congener is an organism that belongs to the same genus. This paper largely focused on a concept or idea rather than an actual experiment that would have actual methods and results. The effect of a marine planktivore on lake plankton…
Just north of Key Biscayne in sunny Miami, Virgina Key is a protected barrier Island in the Atlantic ocean. Consisting of 863 acres of land, it was once much larger, extending into the Ft. Lauderdale area. Between 1835 and 1838 hurricanes eroded the beach, creating inlets and dividing the island in two. The other portion became Fisher Island, which sits at the southernmost tip of Miami Beach. Virgina Key was a part of the civil rights movement.…
Experiments were set up using the species Procambarus alleni Faxon. The crayfish were taken from their native ponds and swamps in Florida to a laboratory setting. In groups…
My science fair project is: what is the effect of salinity levels on ghost shrimp? My hypothesis to that question is that all of the shrimp in the first cup, that had no salt, would all survive, the majority of the shrimp of the second cup, that had three pieces of salt, would die and about half of the shrimp in the third cup, that only had one piece of salt, would survive. My science fair project lasted for six days, and during those six days, the salinity levels and the shrimp proved my theory wrong. On Day one, all of the shrimp remained alive. On Day two, none of the shrimp died.…
Which condition had the greatest growth? Graphs for all 4 conditions demonstrate a sharp increase then the graph plateaus out (flattens out) at around 10 weeks. Explain what this tells you about shrimp growth? Why do you think the graph plateaus out at around 10 weeks?…
The Mantis shrimp is an amazing overlooked creature. It is often overlooked due to the fact that it cannot be contained in aquariums because of its incredibly powerful “arms”. The Mantis shrimp can expand its front two limbs at an astonishing 1,800 feet per second. This speed, which is equal to a .22 caliber bullet, makes the Mantis shrimp the proud owner of the fastest moving animal title. Mantis shrimp are also very territorial and fight one another often.…
This is a paper about a the Chesapeake Bay and how its food chain works, what the roles of the organisms are, the possible effects of a decrease in population of the algae, plants, and animals, also the possible causes for this and why as well as the preventions being done against this as well as the fixing of them. Also what else could be done or should be done about the issue. That is the main topic and subject this paper is gonna talk about. There are many organisms within the Chesapeake Bay food chain and they allow a well surviving, well healthy environment, and without these little tiny or maybe big organisms this life and environment for them as an ecosystem will fail and could cause a problem of a becoming of overabundant of algae and cause many problems starting with killing off of oxygen and reducing of it which would cause a reduction of sunlight with the reduction of…
Take Home Final Exam 1. a. In my experiment there would be three experimental groups: the first would have both nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), the second would only have N, and the third would only have P; all three groups can be tested in order between April and mid-June where the graph shows the lake had some of the highest biomass of Diatoms, Dinoflagellates, and Green algae. The independent variables would be the N and P in each experimental group and the amount added in each setting; other factors like light, temperature, predation, and competition will vary from month to month.…
In South Louisiana, shrimping is a way of life. There is a long history of fishermen communities in Louisiana. Since the 1700s fishermen have taken advantage of the marshes and estuaries on our coastline. There are two types of fishermen; those who shrimp with the smaller vessels in bays and shallow water and those with larger vessels which shrimp offshore in federal waters. I come from a family of shrimpers who make their living in the Gulf of Mexico.…
SeaWorld. We have all heard the name, considering they were once one of the most successful amusement parks in the world. Everyone wanted to come see Shamu, the huge majestic killer whale, do tricks so close to us we could get soaked. The whales always seemed to be in sync with the performers; we thought nothing could top getting splashed by gallons of water by a humongous whale. Unfortunately, in recent years, the saying “all press is good press” has not seemed to apply to SeaWorld.…