CSEF · 2003
Bones and Balls
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out if dogs have a color preference by sight.(They are not color blind) Methods/Materials To test my theory, I chose 10 dogs, 4 colored tennis balls,…
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CSEF · 2003
Can California Quail, Which Are Normally Ground Feeders, Be Trained to Eat from an Elevated Feeder?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see if California quail, which are normally ground feeders, could be trained to eat from an elevated feeder. Methods/Materials The firs…
CSEF · 2003
Can Dogs Discriminate Voices: Does Fido Really Know You?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Can dogs discriminate between their owner's voice and a stranger's voice? The hypothesis was that dogs would be more likely to recognize their owner's voice and follow the c…
CSEF · 2003
Comparing Different Various Natural Substances In Attracting and Repelling Drosophila
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if the Drosophila will be attracted to Citrus fruits more than the peppers and spices. Methods/Materials Obtain the Drosophila flies along with the…
CSEF · 2003
Controversy in Forensic Entomology and Crime Scene Investigation: The Question that Is Bugging Forensic Entomologists
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My question was: Is maggot mass temperature significantly above ambient air temperature so as to affect the calculation of accumulated degree hours in estimating the time of…
CSEF · 2003
Cryptobiotic Performances of Tardigrades
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The research was performed to see whether tardigrades exposed to varying times in cryobiosis would experience different cryptobiotic performances (times out of cryptobiosis)…
CSEF · 2003
Determining if the Weight of a Chicken Egg Affects How Large the Chicken (Gallus domesticus) Will Grow
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To find out if the weight of a chicken egg affects how large the chicken will grow. Methods/Materials Methods: 1. The incubator was set up to the right temperature (37 to 38…
CSEF · 2003
Distribution of Argentine Ants: Effects of Abiotic Factors and Human Disturbance on the Palos Verdes Peninsula
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, has spread worldwide, often decimating native ant species and other arthropod species. Numerous investigations have shown biotic aspec…
CSEF · 2003
Do Crickets Communicate Information About Their Environment Through Chirping?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Crickets are well known for their chirping behavior. According to research, male crickets chirp for three main reasons: 1) to attract a female, 2) as a warning or 3) when th…
CSEF · 2003
Does Everything Go with Age? A Study Testing Tactile Sensitivity Relative to Age
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to learn whether there is correlation between a person's age and their tactile sensitivity, using the two-point discrimination test. Methods/Materials Twelv…
CSEF · 2003
Effects of Habitat Diversity and Basin Size on Bird Use of Ponding Basins
Zoology
Objectives/Goals There are many ponding basins in Fresno, but not much other wetland habitat. Many birds use these basins. I looked at how the habitat diversity and size of ponding basins af…
CSEF · 2003
Eggs 'n Veins
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if spider mites lay their eggs in the same areas on the leaves of different plants. Methods/Materials I selected three different types of plants…
CSEF · 2003
Fetal Lung Maturity: Maternal Diabetes' Impact on Lamellar Body Count
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to compare a fetal lung maturity test, lamellar body counts (LBC) in diabetic and non-diabetic pregnancies. Methods/Materials The experiment inv…
CSEF · 2003
Flow Factor
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The object of my project was to learn whether or not the length and diameter of an artery had an affect on the flow of fluid through it. My goals were to time the flow of di…
CSEF · 2003
Furious Feeding Frenzy: Developing a Feeding Protocol for Lytechinus pictus
Zoology
Objectives/Goals We used the species Lytechinus pictus in an attempt to develop a feeding protocol employing the algae Tahitian blend that will enable the developing urchin to survive throug…
CSEF · 2003
Genetics or Coincidence? The Secret of the Unique Fingerprint
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project was to determine whether or not fingerprint patterns were a genetic inheritance and also to determine which types are the most common in hu…
CSEF · 2003
Got Taste? Heredity and PTC
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see if the ability to taste PTC (phenylthiocarbamide)is due to a dominant or a recessive gene, if it is linked to race and if it is sex-linked. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2003
Green Tree Frogs Changing Color
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project was to test whether green tree frogs (Hyla cinerea) would change color to match their surroundings. Methods/Materials A 20 gallon aquarium was divided in half wit…
CSEF · 2003
Hereditary Identity? Genetics and Fingerprints
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out if the basic characteristics of one's fingerprints are inherited from one's parents. Methods/Materials To test this theory, I took all ten fingerprin…
CSEF · 2003
Housefly Chemoreceptors and Their Response to Various Concentrations of Sugars
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To determine whether the concentrations of sugar solutions have a correlation to the occurrence of labial projection in houseflies, and whether the fly's reaction to differe…
CSEF · 2003
How Does Habituation to Touch Affect Sea Anemones' Ability to Feed?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our experiment measured if the habituation of sea anemones (like they are touched in tide pools) affects their food intake and ability to grow and survive. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2003
How Quick Is Your Heart Rate Recovery?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if cardiovascular fitness has a direct effect on heart rate recovery times. I believe that athletes, with a strong cardiovascular system, will ha…
CSEF · 2003
How to Increase the Longevity of Plankton Samples
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Problem Statement: Can the longevity of plankton samples be increased by providing aeration or changing the temperature and lighting conditions? Hypothesis: Creating conditi…
CSEF · 2003
Impact of Physical Activity on Women's Hip and Spine's Bone Density
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to stress the importance of exercise to women's bone health. Methods/Materials I have used a bone density machine called DEXA to measure the bone density of…
CSEF · 2003
Is Mus musculus Capable of Developing a Cognitive Map of Its Environment?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if Mus musculus has an ability to form a cognitive map of an elevated maze in order to recognize and recall each pathway to r…
CSEF · 2003
Is Temporomandibular Joint Health Related to Posture?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Millions of people suffer from temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder. Symptoms include pain and clicking in the joint itself as well as shoulder, neck and back pain. The ob…
CSEF · 2003
It's No Joke, Xanthophylls Make a Difference in the Yolk
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find out which of the chosen feeds would change the color of my hens egg yolks. I was interested in finding this out because we have 50 he…
CSEF · 2003
Jump For It!
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to see if plyometric drop jumping done twice weekly over a five week period could increase the vertical jump of similarly highly trained athl…
CSEF · 2003
Lung Capacity: Girls vs. Boys
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find out whether girls or boys have a higher lung capacity. Methods/Materials I made a homemade spirometer out of PVC pipe, aluminium tape, a pickle jar…
CSEF · 2003
Marching Ants
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if differnt colors of chalk would affect the feeding patterns of ants. My hypothesis was that "Black Chalk" would best deter the ants from visiting…