Sunday, April 13, 2008

Darkling beetle/isopod differences/similarities


What is the preferred habitat of each?
What are some similarities between them ?
What are some differences ?
How would you design a terrarium for each organism ?
What is the most important environmental factor to consider ?

Time and place




Where did your place your Isopods to start ?
Where were they after 5 minutes ?
Where were they at 10 minutes ?
Where would you look a day later ?

Dry Soil


What was the Isopod's reaction to the dry soil ?

Moist Soil


What was the isopod's reaction to the moist soil?

Wet Soil


What was the isopods reaction to the wet soil ?

Type of soil preferred by isopods

What are the three types of soil in the runway ?

Predict which type of soil the isopods prefer.

We know where you live!!


Where did you find the isopods?
What was a common environmental factor(s) in the area they were found ?