CSEF · 2004
Finding Nemo's Respiration Rate
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine how changes in water temperature affect the respiration rate of fish. The hypothesis of this experiment is that, if the water…
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CSEF · 2004
Fun in the Sun: A Comparison of Fertilization Rates in L. pictus and S. purpuratus When Exposed to Ultraviolet Light
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This experiment observes the fertilization rates of Sea urchin eggs in the presence of UV light in different amounts of time.The purpose is to determine the percentage rate…
CSEF · 2004
Got Intestinal Problems? Try Parasite Control!
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective while doing this project was to determine whether horses that were kept in a pasture had more or less parasites than horses that were kept in stalls. I predicte…
CSEF · 2004
How Dietary Sugar Affects the Weight Gain of Baby Mice
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if feeding baby mice supplemental sugar coated cereals would lead to obesity. I believe that the mice that are given sugar coated cereals will ga…
CSEF · 2004
How Does Incubation Temperature Affect the Sex Ratio of Fruit Flies?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective for this project was to learn how temperature would affect the sex ratio of the fruit flies. I hypothesized that the female fruit flies would outsurvive the mal…
CSEF · 2004
How Does the Intensity of a Magnetic Field Affect the Regeneration Rate of a Planarian?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test my hypothesis that if the intensity of a magnetic field is increased, then the regenerative rate of a planarian that is exposed to that magnetic fie…
CSEF · 2004
How Does Water Temperature Affect What Settles on Subtidal Surfaces?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how ocean water temperature affects the species composition and quantity of larvae that settle on different substratum. Methods/Materials Three…
CSEF · 2004
How Do Severe Temperature Spikes Affect the Planorbis rubrum (Ramhorn Snail) Egg-laying and Survival?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals In my study of snails this year, I wondered why there was a population decrease of the Planorbis rubrum. I also wondered what happened to the Marisa rotula, the striped trop…
CSEF · 2004
Identification by Dental Structures
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose for doing this project is to prove that forensic odontology is a reliable science and that people can be positively identified by teeth or other dental features.…
CSEF · 2004
Investigating the Effects of Different Food Additives Combined with Meats on Drosophila Behavior
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see which natural substance combined with meats such as Beef and Chicken would attract or repel drosophila. My goal was to see which subst…
CSEF · 2004
Is Flaw Recognition Genetic?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Members of four generations of my family have the special ability to easily find four-leaf clovers, leading me to hypothesize that flaw recognition has a genetic basis. I de…
CSEF · 2004
Lung Capacity: Is There a Difference in Athletes and Non-Athletes?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if athletes have a larger lung capacity than non-athletes. I hypothesized athletes, because of their consistent aerobic activ…
CSEF · 2004
Mating Habits of the Liriomyza trifolii: Is There an Advantage of Double vs. Single Mating in the L. trifolii's Fitness?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if there is an advantage for a female Liriomyza trifolii to mate more than once. The null hypothesis was there will be no advan…
CSEF · 2004
Maximize your Peak!
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the effects of exercise on peak flow readings on non-asthmatic human beings. Methods/Materials Using 4 human subjects, peak flo…
CSEF · 2004
Mice-opoly: Which Color is Dominant in Mice: White or Black?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Our objective is to find out which color is dominant between black and white mice. Methods/Materials For our procedure, we gathered the materials. We set up cages with beddi…
CSEF · 2004
Migratory Magnetism
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to prove that steelhead trout could detect magnetic fields. I wanted to train them to have a conditioned response between a 90-degree change in the magnetic…
CSEF · 2004
Phase 3: Enhancement of Spatial-Temporal Reasoning in Mus musculus domesticus via Generalized Mozart Effect
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Mozart affects the firing patterns in the mammalian columnar cortex, used in spatial-temporal (ST) reasoning. An animal model of the #generalized Mozart effect#--enhanced hi…
CSEF · 2004
Predicting the Mating Sites of Grunion Based on Sand Grain Size
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to predict where grunion will lay their eggs based on the coarseness of the sand and to determine whether sand grain size has an affect on…
CSEF · 2004
Que Moule
Zoology
Objectives/Goals I started this project because I wanted to do a project on an animal that cannot sting, bite, or harm me in any way. So I chose the harmless mussels. I was very fascinated b…
CSEF · 2004
Seeing Double in Focus
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals How are identcial twins different and similar? I think that I will discover that my sisters will not have the same blood samples and dental X-rays. I think they will have a…
CSEF · 2004
Snail Science
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project was to determine the effect of calcium added to an aquatic snail's environment on a snail's weight gain and loss. Methods/Materials First, we bo…
CSEF · 2004
Snails on Their Trails: Do Snails Have Color Vision?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to study the ability of animals to recognize colors and try to understand how early in evolution it first appeared. I believe that so ancient animals such a…
CSEF · 2004
Snake Locomotion: Analysis of Forces
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to look into the pattern of force exerted during lateral undulation, the most common form of snake locomotion. Methods/Materials I analyzed th…
CSEF · 2004
Tea Extracts Inhibit the Proliferation and Differentiation of Adipocytes
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Obesity is a major public health problem and in the U.S. alone more than 65% of the adult population is overweight or obese. The result of this epidemic is an increase in ob…
CSEF · 2004
The Arboreal Acrobatics of the Western Gray Squirrel
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I chose to test the jumping ability of squirrels because I have enjoyed watching them in my backyard, running, leaping and chasing each other. My objective for this experime…
CSEF · 2004
The Correlation of Sperm Life Expectancy to the Rotation of Semen
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Artificial insemination has become a standard practice in the modern swine industry. Proper handling of semen is crucial for success(Ladd, 2003). Can the correlation of life…
CSEF · 2004
The Effect of Athlete's Heart Syndrome on Pulse Pressure
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Pulse pressure (the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressures) is recognized as a leading predictor of stroke and heart attack risk. For every ten point incr…
CSEF · 2004
The Effect of Body Symmetry on Athletic Ability
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The main objective/goal in this project is to see if there is a correlation between body symmetry and athletic ability, and if so to what degree does body symmetry effect at…
CSEF · 2004
The Effect of Color on the Behavior of Tidepool Sculpin
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to find out how Tidepool Sculpin react to colors in their natural habitat. I believed that the sculpin would stay away from all the colors exc…
CSEF · 2004
The Effect of External Stimuli on Primates
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Since primates are known to be curious, the purpose of this project is to determine which types of objects are most interesting to the pygmy marmosets at the San Diego Zoo.…