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Sea Monkey Problem?

Okay..so my friend and i are in charge of the class pet, sea monkeys. so that means, i am in charge because she hasn’t done a single thing so far. she did not do the research. she did not help me pay for them. she didn’t even stay to watch them hatch! her twin sister did. We are sopposed to feed them 5 days after they were hatched and that is Friday. I am gone on friday to leave for Chicago [Band Trip!!] and i put one of my other friends in charge of feeding it. Of course, she told my partner and she is mad at me. again. I am worried if she over feeds it because she is mad at me and she over feeds her betta. she thinks that “my fish is a fatty, i have to feed it 4 pellets a day” the packet only says to feed it 2. What should i do? feed them on thursday? Get someone else to do it? HELP!
Um..another thing is that my parents will not take care of them because 1. they are divorced and 2. my mom (who i live with) wont let me have any sort of pet what so ever.

Cleaning saltwater tank with a mandarin goby (dragonet)?

I am starting up a reef tank and would eventually like to get a mandarin (in 6 plus months after much research). I am putting in crushed coral substrate and adding live rock.
I know these fish feed off of copepods (sometimes brine shrimp). I am wondering how you clean the substrate. If you vacuum the substrate, aren’t you vacuuming up the copepods – thus the mandarins food source? How does that work?
I am curious and cant figure it out.
Thank you.

Which science research topic? (10 pts)?

i have a list of science research topics… do u mind letting me know which one is the most interesting or original and has the best chance to win the museum of natural history young naturalist award. PLEASE 10 PTS TO BEST IDEAS

and I’m also in 9th grade so make it sound like it thank you very much

The effect of sound on plants
Plants in different environments (light intensity, colour)
The effect of nicotine, air, yeast on mold growth
Factors affecting the strength of hair, the growth of bacteria, molds or yeast
Experiment with Hydroponics
Use seedlings started from seed with three types of soil and >different rates of fertilizer
The effectiveness of Antiseptics and soaps on household bacteria
The effect of air pollution on algae, protozoa, fish, insects or mosses and lichens
Comparing types of artificial light on plant growth
Conditions necessary for the life of a brine shrimp
The commercial uses of algae methods of production
Producing mutations in bacteria, yeast, protozoa or molds
Best conditions for mushroom production, growth of ferns
The effects of ultrasonic antibiotics temperature changes on bacteria count
Microbial antagonism
Reaction of paramecia, planaria to pH, light and temperature conditions
Plant tropisms and growth hormones
Transpiration rates for different plants and conditions
Sugar level in plant sap at different times and dates
Using radioisotopes to study uptake of plant nutrients
A study of territoriality in mice
A study of the cleaning habits of mice
Observation of conditioned responses in different animals
A study of animal phosphorescience and other biolumincescences
Learning and perception in animals and humans
Studies of memory span and memory retention
Age versus learning ability
A study of the relation between physical exercise and learning ability
Is audio or visual information better remembered
The effect of bleaching and dyeing on hair
A study of the percentage of DNA (by weight) in different species
Factors affecting the enzyme’s reaction rates
Genetic variations across a Sansevieria leaf
Factors affecting seed germination (e.g. soil temperature, pH)
Root formation in cuttings versus lighting conditions
Factors affecting flowering
Study of sterility in plant hybridgs (F1 and F2)
Comparison of different plant’s ability to add humus to the soil
Factors affecting Nodule Formation in Legumes
Can household compounds (e.g. tea) be used to promote good health in plants
Effects of cigarette smoke on the growth of plants
The effects of water impurities on plant growth
The effects of phosphates on aquatic plants
Effect of mineral deficiencies on protein content in soybeans
The effect of excess salinity on plants
A study of the tumours produced in plants by agrobacterium tumifacieus
The effect of polarized light on plant growth directica
The effects of solar activity on plant growth
Tracing solar activity cycles in tree growth rings
The effects of electric fields on plants
The effects of magnetic fields on plant growth
Effects of magnetism on the size and frequency of blooms and fruits
Does magnetizing seeds before planting affect growth
The effects of XRay and other radiation on plants
The effect of music of varying types and duration on plants
Organic fertilizer versus chemical Fertilizer
Study of population fluctuations in insects
A study of toxicity of insecticides versus temperature
Is polarizes light the guidance system for Foraging ants
A study of stimuli that attract mosquitos
The factors affecting the rate at which a cricket chirps
Study of insect of animal behaviour versus population density
A study of diffusion through cell membranes
Growth of plant and animal cells by cloning
Regeneration in sponges, Paramecia, Planaria, etc.
Manipulation of Vegetative reproduction in plants
Search for nearvacuum environment tolerant plants
heres the list^

Does an ocellus provide any directional information for an organism?

An Ocellus is a simple eye in many invertebrates. Everywhere I research, it says that these eyes provide no information about the direction light is coming from. But I’ve tested this with larval brine shrimp (which supposedly only have ocelli) and they do seem to be able to orient themselves towards the light!

I’M STUMPED, HELP!

Do you have a slow browser… are you using Firefox?

Well… so was I… Until i did some research and decieded to download Sea Monkey… it comes in a suite package but gives the option to just install the browser….

Granted its plain at first… but comes with many add ons and with some tweaking i cant tell the difference between FF and this.

This is by far the fastest browser ive ever used and just all around nice.

I highly recomend it… as i know what it was like to run a crappy browser..

Thats why i posted this

Let me know what you think.