A Very Antsy Experiment
Ethan Ruiz & Chris Arzate
Problem
Hypothesis
Manipulated Variable
Range Used
Control
Constant Factors
Materials
Procedure: Manipulated Variable Procedure
Control Procedure
Post Lab Data: Data-Analysis-Results
Data:
Meat-10 ants/0s, 11 ants/10s, 11 ants/20s, 11 ants/30s, 11 ants/40s, 11 ants/50s, 11 ants/60sSugar-10 ants/0s, 9 ants/10s, 9 ants/20s, 9 ants/30s, 9 ants/40s, 9 ants/50s, 9 ants/60s
Oil-10 ants/0s, 9 ants/10s, 8 ants/20s, 8 ants/30s, 8 ants/40s, 6 ants/50s, 5 ants/60s
Apple Cider Vinegar- 10 ants/0s, 11 ants/10s, 12 ants/20s, 12 ants/30s, 12 ants/40s, 14 ants/50s, 15 ants/60s
Analysis:
The ants within the first experiment made a slight preference to the meat rather than the sugar. This gives us a glance at what the ants behavior may be like in the wild in which they may prefer a meatier meal to a sugary one. In the second experiment over time the ants made a drastic change in their behavior by making a preference to the vinegar from the oil. The reason being is more than likely the chemoreceptors picked up on the vinegar easier due to its pungent and acerbic smell.
Results: Chi-Squared Test
Meat=.1
Sugar=.1
Chi-Squared: .2/Failed to Reject Hypothesis
Oil=.7111111111
Vinegar=.7111111129
Chi-Squared: 1.422222224/Failed to Reject Hypothesis