Browse 51 real Animal Sciences projects entered in 2010, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2010
Mammalian Biology (Senior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Telomeres and their interactions with other structures within the cell is currently the subject of active research in the study of genomic stability. Cells undergoing tumori…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our project was to find out if a horse's shoulder height and angle had an effect on it's stride length. We believe if a horse's shoulder angle and height are bigger, then a…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Quail Hollow Ranch County Park, nestled in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, is well-known for its natural diversity. Among the most understudied, however, is the p…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals In my project I am going to be putting a hog head in with Dermestid Beetles and another hog head in a container to decay naturally. I believe if the beetles are kept in the…
CSEF · 2010
Mammalian Biology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In this project, you will discover how the ear works. People will hear a variety of different frequencies played through a computer using audio software and depending on the…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals I have always been fascinated by tide pools and aquatic environments. I recently heard about a threatened species of limpet, the owl limpet, that inhabits our coastline. I l…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine whether different amounts and types of light bulbs can alter the metabolism of an organism. By testing this on ants, crickets,…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to figure out if dolphins become more social when the crowd size around them increases. Methods/Materials Dolphins at Sea World San Diego were identified by…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Does the sharpness and size of a beak affect how hard a bird can bite or puncture? Methods/Materials First I will gather the different birds I will use. My project is design…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if feeding hens calcium in the form of oyster shell, which is 37.62% calcium, would strengthen their eggshells. Oyster shell can b…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals *Statement of Purpose* My dog only drinks outside water when I put rose petals in it. This makes me wonder if dogs will be better hydrated if the water is more attractive to…
CSEF · 2010
Mammalian Biology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project takes advantage of a "natural experiment" on stress and bone development. String players exert stress on the fingers of their left hands as they apply tension b…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to determine the effectiveness of various household and commercial materials to deter and repel the Brown Garden Snail (Helix aspersa). Meth…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals This project was conducted to determine how density of organisms affects the metamorphic development of larval red rock shrimp, Lysmata californica. Results from this projec…
CSEF · 2010
Mammalian Biology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objestive for our project was to conclude whether or not horses short-term memory exceeded scientists origional assumption. Methods/Materials We placed five large bucket…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This math project is a continuation of a previous project to determine the use of a model as a predictor in field studies. In phase II of my study I looked at the correlatio…
CSEF · 2010
Mammalian Biology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Exploration of amount of stress dancers put on lateral and medial collateral ligaments when performing a plié. Stress on models of ligaments will be measured at 180° (straig…
CSEF · 2010
Mammalian Biology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Does age have an effect on a horses heart rate during recovery after excercise? I hypothesize that the older the horse the longer the recovery time, and the younger the hors…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals By using both morphological and molecular analyses of tropical Atlantic and Pacific populations of Spurilla neapolitana, the first such study conducted in the Aeolidiidae fa…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals I spent my summer working with horses and learned anxiety may interfere with the ability of a horse to learn and respond to commands. This made me wonder how long it might t…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Hypothesis Based on my research and experiment "How Does Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) Affect a Colony of Harvester Ants?" I theorize that the exposure to low level EMR wi…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to pinpoint the gene for hydra regeneration by dissecting Hydra littoralis in four different orientations, then observing regrowth. It was hypothesized tha…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The project, How Sweet It Is: Ants and Sugar Experiment, is a scientific experiment that determines if ants, in their natural habitat, can tell the difference between real a…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our experiment is to identify the infection patterns of the Wolbachia bacteria in arthropods through DNA analysis in order to better understand the proliferat…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Does the lunar cycle affect the litter size in Polish rabbits? This project looks at the relationship between rabbit litter size and the moon's phase at the time the rabbit…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project is on the species Musca domestica, (more commonly known as the housefly), and I am testing to see which product will attract the most houseflies: meat, sugar wate…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My experiment was designed to discover whether or not moisture and temperature affect snail movement. My hypothesis was that snails would move farther on warm, damp nights b…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The orientation flights that honey bees undertake before foraging is crucial for navigation as the knowledge base of the environment is established during these flights. To…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This project is designed to prove that zebrafish (Danio rerio) will completely avoid an area with a high pH level due to the presence of potassium hydroxide (KOH). Methods/M…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether or not colored hummingbird nectar is preferred by hummingbirds, and if so, which color would be preferred. Methods/Materials Before I s…