Daphnia Experiment Report 1. Introduction Caffeine is found in many plant species‚ where it acts as a natural pesticide. It is found most commonly in cocoa‚ tea and coffee‚ but is also artificially added to some soft drinks such as cola to act as a flavour enhancer. When consumed by humans‚ caffeine works as a stimulant causing amounts of released neurotransmitters to be increased. High use of caffeine has been related with raised blood pressure‚ restlessness‚ insomnia and anxiety which‚ in
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Aquatic ecosystem An estuary mouth and coastal waters‚ part of an aquatic ecosystem. An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem located in a body of water. Communities of organisms that are dependent on each other and on their environment live in aquatic ecosystems. The two main types of aquatic ecosystems are marine ecosystems and freshwater ecosystems. What is an aquatic ecosystem? Aquatic systems are those that contain plants and animals that predominantly depend on a significant amount of water
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Caffeine on Daphnia Heart Rate: Aim: To investigate the effect of caffeine on the heart rate in Daphnia. Hypothesis: My hypothesis is that as the caffeine content increases‚ the heart rate if the Daphnia increases. Equipment: * Culture of water flea – Daphnia * Caffeine of 5 different concentrations * Microscope * Counter * Cavity Slide * Pipettes * Stop clock * Distilled water * Test tubes * Petri dish Method: 1. Remove one Daphnia and place
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Effects of Alcohol‚ Caffeine‚ and Temperature on the Heart Rate of Daphnia magna Joseph Ezra Gallo BY124L MW 8:30-11:30 Introduction Ectothermic animals are animals whose body temperature is affected by their surroundings. This means that if the environment is cold the animal will be cold. If the environment is warm the animal will be warm. This is because the animal doesn’t have the capability of regulating its body systems to keep a constant body temperature. When an ectothermic animal is
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An aquatic animal is an animal‚ either vertebrate or invertebrate‚ which lives in water for most or all of its life.[1] It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills‚ or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that live in them can be categorized as aquatic (water) or terrestrial (land). Animals that move readily from water to land and vice versa are often referred to as amphibious. The term aquatic can in theory
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Municipalities: Effective management for a growing industry Although any organization can develop and improve its system of controls‚ the San Jacinto River Authority is able to manage and develop its resources and people in a way that allows it to distribute clean water and manage employees in a way that makes them want to come to work every day. As one of the 10 major river authorities in Texas‚ our mission is to develop‚ conserve‚ and protect the water resources of the San Jacinto River. Within
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The Magna Carta‚ Latin for "Great Paper"‚ was written as a charter for England in 1215 (Magna 1). The Magna Carta has had the most significant influence on modern day common law and constitutions. The document was originally written because of disagreements between the Pope‚ King John‚ and his English barons over the rights of the king. The Magna Carta required the king to renounce certain rights‚ and to accept that the powers of the king could be bound by law (Asimov 12). There are a few misconceptions
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"Magna Carta" In this edition of "politics" we will take a look at one of the most influential documents in history‚ this document is known as the "Magna Carta". We shall look at its importance and what exactly it means. This past decade we have had many changes some good‚ some bad our nation has been desecrated by the black death‚ crusades have struck our country‚ and our king has unlawfully ruling our country for some time now. The magna Carta was written to limit the of the king
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Ligands: Examining the effects of pharmaceutical compounds on Daphnia magna physiology Abstract The following study was conducted in order to determine the effects of four different pharmaceutical compounds on the heart rate of Daphnia specimens. After basal heart rate was observed and computed‚ four different solutions each containing either an adrenergic‚ muscarinic‚ or nicotinic agonist or antagonist was tested against individual Daphnia. Observations were made through a compound light microscope
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Daphnia‚ also known as the water flea are planktonic crustaceans that are found in lakes‚ ponds‚ and streams. They received “their common name from their jerky movement through the water” (Clare). They are also “very small‚ usually 2-5mm long‚ with an overall shape similar to a kidney bean” (Elenbaas). Daphnia play an important role in the freshwater food chains and serve as food for other freshwater organisms such as fish. They are also commonly used to test for chemical toxicity in water. Since
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