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Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals There were four horses in both groups. I designed the experiment with three buckets identical to each other. Carrots were placed in one of the buckets. One horse was tested…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine trends in prevalence and comorbidities of diabetes mellitus (Type 1 & 2) by employing hospital admissions (episodes) in Californ…
Zoology
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine if the Anopheles gambia mosquito larvae#s ocelli have the capability to detect color by measuring its affinity to certain colors…
Mammalian Biology
First Award
Objectives/Goals This project proposes the spatial peaks QRS-T angle as a new method of distinguishing left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) from athletic heart syndrome (AHS). These two very d…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective for this project was to see if the difference in breeding populations would affect the Physa acuta snail reproduction and the development of the eggs laid. I hy…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals If I expose Planaria to either complete darkness, bright light, or naturally occurring light, will the amount of growth and regeneration be impeded? Methods/Materials I orde…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The CDC estimates that childhood obesity has more than tripled in the last 30 years. Children who are obese are more likely to be obese as adults and suffer resulting health…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to find out if hermit crabs used the Earth's magnetic field to navigate. I hypothesized that hermit crabs navigated using the Earth's magnetic…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This study examined the effect of sight and head position on a skater's dizziness after a scratch spin. The goal was to determine what strategies people could utilize to les…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals It is important for zooplankton, especially meroplankton, to have a sustainable environment to spawn, reproduce, and develop. Distribution of plankton in the ocean is depend…
Zoology
Second Award
Objectives/Goals When you start raising worms, which food / bedding should you choose? According to many online articles, worms can be fed on many things including paper, coffee and tea. By…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine whether grooming or putting a horse back into its stall lowers its heart rate faster. We thought putting the horse back into its stall alone a…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test the eye's ability to focus at close range and determine how it relates to a person's age. Methods/Materials Created questionnaire for survey. Interv…
Mammalian Biology
Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine the topography where mule deer bucks winter when shedding their antlers on the East Fork Winter Range in northwest Wyoming. I wan…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal was to discover a quick, convenient way to burn calories to have a healthy lifestyle by evaluating the burning of calories through 5 different exercises. Methods/Ma…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Is it possible for freshwater mollies to give birth to fry that are capable of surviving in a saltwater environment? Methods/Materials Establish freshwater 10 gallon tank wi…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if building rectus abdominis muscle strength or increasing wrist flexion over a period of 6 weeks improves tennis service vel…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This purpose of this project was to study the bird population in varying habitats. Specifically, this project assesses the population of Polioptila californica (California g…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to counteract specific degenerative effects of age. The decline of mobility, visual motor skills, and reaction rates can severely inhibit the…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Which age group has the best balancing skills? Can participants improve their balancing skills after practicing over five days? Methods/Materials I used a stopwatch, a paper…
Zoology
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The Santa Cruz Sandhills is a rare and unique habitat found only in central Santa Cruz County, California. There are two distinct communities that make up the habitat which…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find out whether different tempos of music affect blood pressure of a person. My hypothesis, based on my research, is that blood pressure…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals If you add the audio stimulation of a hen(s) clucking to incubating eggs you will have an increase in the hatch rate verses either eggs incubated in silence or eggs incubate…
Mammalian Biology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine whether my sister, who has mild hearing loss, can hear better without hearing assistance, with hearing aids alone, with her deskt…
Zoology
Third Award
Objectives/Goals Today, certain marine animals cannot be kept for research due to their specialized diet on micro-organisms known as copepods. This is caused by the copepod#s unusually long…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals In my project I wanted to discover if Owl Limpets tend to live in close proximity with a specific species of algae. I also was interested in seeing if the females feed on a…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This experiment focuses on the mouth morphology of four different deep-sea fish, two of which engage in vertical migration, and two of which who do not. In this experiment,…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if sugar will affect the weight of mealworms. Methods/Materials Prepare 16 containers with a cup of oats and ¼ of a potato. Separate the 16 con…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Eye color in drosophila melanogaster is a classic example of sex-linked inheritance. My experiment is designed to show if there is any difference in expected inheritance pat…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if feeding my chickens selenium-enriched mustard meal would significantly increase the amount of available selenium in the hen's eggs when comp…