Environmental factors of Chemicals for animals Experiments - shrimp

Chemicals as environmental factors

Question:  Will the amount of a chemical in the environment affect the organism?

Equipment:  Small containers, water, salt, measuring devices, and shrimp eggs.

Procedure:  Fill six containers with the same amount of water (40ml) and put no salt in the first container, 1 measure of salt in the second, 2 measures in the third and so forth up to 5 measures.  Stir the salt until as much as possible dissolves and add the same amount of eggs to each container.  Shake or stir the containers everyday. 

Record the results.

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Conclusions:

 

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