Pill Bugs Turn Alternation Lab Report Bio Lab 111 Nov. 15‚ 2012 Pill bugs are said to have some sort of turn alternation built in there cognitive functions‚ which causes them to take a zig-zag route rather than going along in a straight line for a long distance (Ono Tomohiro & Takagi Yuika‚ 2006). Distance does not play a factor in the pill bugs making turn alternation even if it is a forced turn‚ pill bugs will still make a zig-zag motion (Kupfermann‚ 1966). The zig-zag motion shows that
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Pillbug Reaction In the Presence of an Acid Abstract: This experiment was conducted to learn how regular behavior of a pillbug is affected in the presence of a substance such as hydrochloric acid. Behavior of the pill bugs was first monitored and recorded to discern how the species acts under normal conditions. The behavior was then observed and documented after the pill bugs were placed in a choice chamber with HCl and water. There was no change in activity after these substances were placed
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Instructions for AP BIOLOGY Investigation 12-Fruit Fly Behavior *We will be using Roly-polies (Armadillidium vulgare) to study animal behavior instead of fruit flies. They are members of a family of woodlice in the order Isopoda that are able to roll into a ball. When writing up this lab‚ substitute A. vulgare or “roly-poly” or “pillbug” for Drosophila melanogaster throughout. **You still have to know the basics of fruit fly behavior‚ so be sure to read the lab carefully and save the lab handout
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Science Observation Results Essay (Living Organism) For this project I had observed the coolest bug balls on earth‚ the roly- poly. They are commonly known as the roly-poly‚ also pill bug‚ and wood lice. Its scientific name is Armadilidum vulgare. It is actually not an insect‚ it is an isopod ( a type of arthropod). It’s genus is Armadilidum‚ it’s Phylum is Arthopoda‚ and Subphylum is Crustacea. I have observed that the exoskeleton is a blue-gray‚ it is an invertebrate‚ it’s mouth‚ antennae
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A Pill Bugs Preference to a Rough and Smooth Environment The experiment that I decided to look into‚ was finding out if an Armadillidium vulgar‚ also known as a pill bug‚ would have a preference to the two types of environments that I had decided to experiment with. The two types of habitats that I choose were saran wrap which is smooth and sandpaper that is rough. How I set up this test was I had a choice chamber with a barrier in the middle that had a little door cut out of the bottom center
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Animal Behavior in Isopods based on Climate‚ Light‚ and Surface Abstract Pill bugs‚ (also named sow or potato bugs) are terrestrial crustaceans that consume decomposed leaves or other plants. In the lab performed on September 24‚ 2010‚ animal behavior of the isopods was recorded‚ specifically in the climate that they preferred. Various climates situations such as Light vs. Dark‚ Hot vs. Cold‚ and Wet vs. Dry were tested and observed. The results came back with the pill bugs favoring dark‚ wet
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Student Name: Amaan Rushdi Lab Partner Name: Dylan Course: BIOL 123 Lab Instructor: Megan Grandinetti Sowbug behavior on environment -lab report What area does the sowbugs prefer to choose for their dwelling? Abstract By working with physical isopods‚ ordinarily known as pill bugs‚ sow bugs or roly- polies‚ we tried whether these sowbugs favored a dark spot to a light place. Included in the lab are a few outlines and tables sketching out our aftereffects of the test. We measured recurrence
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Armadillium vulgare taxis response to different pH levels. Abstract The terrestrial isopod‚ Armadillium vulgare is commonly referred to as a slater or pill bug. Since transitioning from the sea to land and originally colonizing in Mediterranean regions‚ it has adapted throughout evolution to inhabit local microhabitats. The pill bug is bound by several parameters and also has specific requirements that need to be met for optimal biological functioning. As such‚ behavioural and physiological
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Lap Report: Pill Bugs Abstract The sow bug‚ also called the pill bug‚ is an isopod that does not have a wide range of items that it likes to eat. In the experiment we were trying to see how the pill bug reacted with certain man made substances and two substances that they would find in their everyday habitat. We tested ketchup‚ orange juice‚ sand‚ baking soda‚ flour and water. The pill bugs did not like the ketchup and orange juice I believe because of the strong acidic smell and it didn’t
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Problem: Do Pill bugs prefer being in an environment with tight spaces‚ or a more open environment? Hypothesis: If the pill bugs are given a choice of an open environment or one with tight spaces‚ then the pill bugs will respond by going to the environment with tight spaces. Brief Methods We used a Petri dish with 2 circle‚ and an opening connecting the two. We put 10 Pill Bugs in the opening between the two circles‚ and timed them for one minute. This gave them time to choose dish 1 or dish
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