The Sowbug Experiment

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Sowbug Experiment
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A sowbug is an isopod that belongs to the Classic Crustacea family. They live in damp, wet, dark environments and are commonly nocturnal. They are mostly found under rocks, rotting tree bark, or logs in moist, dark areas outside. Through the observational study I observed that the sowbugs most often moved towards the edges and buried themselves, they moved quickly, and they mostly stayed and/or ended up on the damp-dark soil rather than the dry-light sand. Based of my observations I found that my problem statement to be, Is the wet, dark soil attracting the sowbugs more than the dry-light sand? Through the background information and my observation, I was able to form my hypothesis: When the sowbugs are given

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