AP Biology: Chemotaxis of Drosophila melanogaster 2017
by: Maureen Melanson (over 6 years ago)


Project #3201

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Students should upload their data, once compiled here: https://docs.google.com/a/methuen.k12.ma.us/spreadsheets/d/1meYBdRPxOy8bUq__8Q2Vztor__auwR5wWu-ZnvoC7fM/edit?usp=sharing 

 Student Learning Assessment:


1. To which substances do fruit flies show a positive chemotaxis?

2. To which substances do fruit flies show a negative chemotaxis?

3. Were your hypotheses about the preference of the fruit flies supported or not?

4. Can you think of any reason for their preference?

5. Is there anything that was shared by all of the environmental factors to which the flies were attracted or repelled from? If so, explain why this may be.

6. How do you explain the behavior of fruit flies in someone’s kitchen or in nature based on the information you collected?

7. Manipulate the data to now show a bar graph with combined data sets. Choose side A and side B for the Y axis. Under tools, show the mean with deviation. Explain if the choice of side A or side B is significant or not.

 

 

Fields
Name Units Type
Water Side A
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water Side B
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 1
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Apple Juice 1
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 2
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Hot Sauce 2
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 3
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Banana 3
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 4
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Black Coffee 4
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 5
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
10% Sugar Water 5
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 6
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Maple Syrup 6
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 7
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Seltzer 7
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 8
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Citrus Fruit 8
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 9
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Milk 9
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 10
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Cranberry 10
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 11
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Vinegar 11
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
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AP Biology: Chemotaxis of Drosophila melanogaster 2017

Project #3201 on iSENSEProject.org


Description

Students should upload their data, once compiled here: https://docs.google.com/a/methuen.k12.ma.us/spreadsheets/d/1meYBdRPxOy8bUq__8Q2Vztor__auwR5wWu-ZnvoC7fM/edit?usp=sharing 

 Student Learning Assessment:


1. To which substances do fruit flies show a positive chemotaxis?

2. To which substances do fruit flies show a negative chemotaxis?

3. Were your hypotheses about the preference of the fruit flies supported or not?

4. Can you think of any reason for their preference?

5. Is there anything that was shared by all of the environmental factors to which the flies were attracted or repelled from? If so, explain why this may be.

6. How do you explain the behavior of fruit flies in someone’s kitchen or in nature based on the information you collected?

7. Manipulate the data to now show a bar graph with combined data sets. Choose side A and side B for the Y axis. Under tools, show the mean with deviation. Explain if the choice of side A or side B is significant or not.

 

 


Fields
Name Units Type of Data
Water Side A
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water Side B
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 1
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Apple Juice 1
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 2
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Hot Sauce 2
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 3
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Banana 3
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 4
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Black Coffee 4
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 5
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
10% Sugar Water 5
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 6
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Maple Syrup 6
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 7
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Seltzer 7
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 8
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Citrus Fruit 8
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 9
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Milk 9
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 10
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Cranberry 10
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Water 11
Number of Fruit Flies
Number
Vinegar 11
Number of Fruit Flies
Number

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Water Side A Water Side B Water 1 Apple Juice 1 Water 2 Hot Sauce 2 Water 3 Banana 3 Water 4 Black Coffee 4 Water 5 10% Sugar Water 5 Water 6 Maple Syrup 6 Water 7 Seltzer 7 Water 8 Citrus Fruit 8 Water 9 Milk 9 Water 10 Cranberry 10 Water 11 Vinegar 11