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Sea Slugs Lab Report
Sea Slugs Experiment

A. These sea slugs were analyzed in an intertidal habitat in the coastal waters of Puerto Rico and the data about the distribution of these organisms were reflected upon a table, showing the different times of day and how far the distribution seemed to be. I had graphed this table as to clearly see the distribution of the sea slugs throughout the day. It reflects that during the day time Sea Slugs disperse more freely. However, during the night they gather together and there is little or no dispersion present. 3 Physiological or environmental variables that could cause the slugs to vary in distance from each other, are activities of other organisms in the same ecosystem, tide levels, and most likely the temperature

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