Choice chamber dark light dry paper make woodlice

Text	Required Practical 10: Investigation into the effect of an environmental variable on the movement of an animal using either a choice chamber or a maze. 1. Set up choice chamber to have four quadrants as follows: dark and dry, dark and damp, light and dry, light and damp. 2. Use dark paper or cardboard to block out the light on one half. Use wet paper towels to make damp areas. Use a drying agent such as anhydrous calcium chloride to make dry areas. 3. Place 10 woodlice in the centre of the choice chamber using a spoon. Do not use forceps as this may cause harm to them. 4. Leave for 10 minutes. 5. Record how many woodlice are in each quadrant. 6. Repeat by moving woodlice back to the centre of the choice chamber and repeating steps 3-4.

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Required Practical 10:

Investigation into the effect of an environmental variable on the movement of an animal using either a choice chamber or a maze.

1. Set up choice chamber to have four quadrants as follows: dark and dry, dark and damp, light and dry, light and damp.

2. Use dark paper or cardboard to block out the light on one half. Use wet paper towels to make damp areas. Use a drying agent such as anhydrous calcium chloride to make dry areas.

3. Place 10 woodlice in the centre of the choice chamber using a spoon. Do not use forceps as this may cause harm to them.

4. Leave for 10 minutes.

5. Record how many woodlice are in each quadrant.

6. Repeat by moving woodlice back to the centre of the choice chamber and repeating steps 3-4.

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