Brine Shrimp Experience
Inquiry name _____________________
1) Label the adult
Artemia salina
2) The 7 levels taxonomy can be remembered using
this pneumonic …
King Phillip cooked
oysters for
Phylum ___________________________
Class ___________________________
Family ___________________________ complete
for the brine shrimp
Genera ___________________________
Species
___________________________
3) state the different
aspect of the anatomy that differentiate the sexes of A. salina
|
Sex |
Sexual characteristics |
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Male |
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Female |
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4) What is the main characteristic of the brine
shrimps natural aquatic environment the tends to
protect them from competitors and predators?
What other organisms like to eat brine shrimp in the
wild?
5) What are the special characteristics of the bicarbonate ion released in to
solution when sodium bicarbonate
is mixed with water and why did we add it the brine shrimp aquatic solution.
6) What is phototaxis? Why phototaxis would be an
advantageous behavior for brine shrimp? How do the shrimp sense light?
7) K and r reproductive styles are extremes opposites
on the spectrum of breeding strategies, what are some of the strategies that
characterize each strategy?
What strategy applies to humans? ______
What strategy applies to Artemia salina? ______
8) In the aquatic environment brine shrimp are considered _______plankton while
the food they eat are _______plankton.
9) What are the characteristics of the cysts (eggs) produced by females
by
What environmental change induces the brine shrimp to
favor cyst (egg) formation over live birthing?
10) What is the latest theory regarding the evolution of the
insects from aquatic crustaceans and how were A salina
used in the experiment that supports the theory?