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…
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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…
CSEF · 2003
Mass Production: Do Frog Eggs Hatch Faster in Warmer Water?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to see how water temperature (the variable) affects the development of eggs of Northern Red-legged frogs (Rana aurora aurora). I hypothesi…
CSEF · 2003
Matilda's Many Returns: How Many Babies Can Be Produced by One Praying Mantis?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This study follows the egg laying of a praying mantis (Iris oratoria). Over the course of 212 days she laid eggs 18 times. Last year (and completed this year) I studied how…
CSEF · 2003
Monitoring Marine Mammal Predation on San Lorenzo River Steelhead
Zoology
Objectives/Goals -Problem Statement: Not enough adult steelhead are returning to the San Lorenzo River to maintain a healthy population. -Statement of Purpose: To determine the severity and…
CSEF · 2003
Owl Pellets, Falcon Pellets, What's the Difference?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project was to deturmine the differnce between the pellets produced by owls and the pellets produced by falcons, by finding the percentage of bone that they contained. My…
CSEF · 2003
Planaria: The Amazing Cross-Eyed Worm
Zoology
Objectives/Goals According to the Greek legend, one of the twelve labors of Hercules was to destroy the Hydra, a gigantic monster with nine heads. He found that as soon as one head was cut o…
CSEF · 2003
Potential Effects of Conversion of Salt Ponds to Tidal Wetlands on Wintering Birds
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Recently, the Federal and State Governments purchased thousands of acres of salt ponds. These salt ponds had been established a century ago through reclamation of tidal wetl…
CSEF · 2003
Stick, Slime, and Slide: Turban Snail Survival Series
Zoology
Objectives/Goals I performed a series of eight related experiments and studies to determine if the black turban snail (Tegula funebralis) is well suited to its rocky shore habitat. I focused…
CSEF · 2003
Testing the Adaptive Behavior of Joining Colonies in the Argentine Ant, an Exotic Species in California
Zoology
Objectives/Goals A balance in ant species is kept because different ant colonies fight and kill off each other when together, being of different ant species or the same ant species. For some…
CSEF · 2003
The Attraction of Hummingbirds to Hummingbird Feeders
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My main objective while conducting my experiment was trying to find out what color hummingbird feeders attracted hummingbirds the most. I also wanted to find out how many di…
CSEF · 2003
The Balance of Nature: How Does Varying the Number of Freshwater Snails Affect a Closed Aquatic Ecosystem?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out the effect of varying the number of freshwater snails in a closed aquatic ecosystem. I predicted that a closed aquatic ecosystem with two freshw…
CSEF · 2003
The Butterfly's Secret: How Do Temperature and Light Affect the Time It Takes a Chrysalis to Hatch?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see how light and temerature made a difference to the amount of time the Painted Lady butterfly was in its chrysalis. Methods/Materials As the Painted la…
CSEF · 2003
The Characterization of Dental Papillae Mesenchyme (DPM) Cell Lines
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To show that several types of DPM cells are present in the tooth where only some are able differentiatie into odontoblast, leading to dentine formation. Methods/Materials Ce…
CSEF · 2003
The Edge Effects of Different Development Types on Bird Species Diversity
Zoology
Objectives/Goals In several studies it has been shown that urban development can affect the number and type of bird species in the adjacent habitat. This is known as edge effects. Edge effec…
CSEF · 2003
The Effect of Food on Saliva's pH
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The object of my experiment was to determine whether or not the foods we eat effect the pH of our saliva. I believe that acidic foods will cause the pH to decrease, and that…
CSEF · 2003
The Effect of Temperature on the Activities of Garden Snails
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out the effect of temperature on the activities of garden snails. I believe that snails placed in a normal room temperature will consume more food t…
CSEF · 2003
The Effect of the Amount of Grain on the Strides of a Horse
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the amount of cob a horse eats affects the number of strides (level of activity) that the horse takes. I feel that if more cob is fed, then th…
CSEF · 2003
The Effects of Monocular vs. Binocular Vision in Judging Target Alignment
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This project tested the ability to align an object accurately with a distant target while using monocular or binocular vision. It also attempted to discover whether monocula…