Wednesday, September 14, 2011

AP Bio Lab 11 Animal Behavior questions?

Can you please help me with these questions:



1. Why are pillbugs found in wet/moist environments?



2. How do isopods locate appropriate environments?



3. If you suddenly turned a rock over and found isopods under it, what would you expect them to be doing? If you watched the isopods for a few minutes, how would you expect to see their behavior change?



4. Is isopod's response to moisture best described as kinesis or taxis? Explain your response.AP Bio Lab 11 Animal Behavior questions?
The best known species in the family is Armadillidium vulgare, the common p=

ill bug. These arthropods commonly feed on decaying vegetation and are foun=

d under logs, under animal excrement, garbage pails or any other place wher=

e moisture can be found. Moisture is essential to pill bugs due to their br=

eathing organs, which are like gills. Although they often thrive in damp ar=

eas, pill bugs have often been known to live in dry beds. Their defensive p=

osture is curling up into a ball to present their armored exterior=



from wikipedia

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