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4. Label the beaker with sea salt and the temperature at which
it will be incubated.
7. Put the paper with the 40 eggs into the beaker (eggs-side
down). After 3 minutes, use a pair of forceps to gently
remove the paper, making sure that all the egg cysts have
washed off into the water.
12.
13. Using a fine glass pipette catch the brine shrimp and place
them in a small beaker of salt water. Repeat the counting
daily for several days. Brine shrimps are very delicate and
care must be taken when handling them.
Variables-
Dependent variable : time for shrimps to hatch
Independent Variable : temperature
Control variables : must be controlled so only
temperature affects the hatching success
Light intensity
Ph
Oxygen availability
Reliability -
Repeat at each temperature
Anomalies incorrect counting
Mean take a mean of shrimps hatching at each
temperature.
Results
Ethical issue-