Friday, September 6, 2013

9/6/13

1. Mealworm Behavior Lab

H.W. DUE MONDAY Finish Mealworm Behavior Lab Graph and Analysis questions (#1-5 only)
(Click on the name of the lab to open the lab instructions and to find the analysis questions.  I have also provided the analysis questions below:)

Analysis:
1. What were 2-3 constants between your control group and your experimental group? Why was keeping these factors constant so important to the experiment?
2. Why was the Procedure: PART I considered to be the control in this experiment?
3. Explain the importance of having only one independent variable in each group’s experiment. How does this make your experiment a controlled experiment?
4. What extension activities could you do to validate your data?
5. Is the mealworm’s response to your group’s variable best classified as kinesis, or taxis? Explain your response.