Arthoropod Behavior

Question 1

……or…….. will have no effect on the distribution of …..

Answer 1

brightness or darkness - isopod spatial distribution

Question 2

chi-score formula

Answer 2

x2=sum (observed-expected)2/expected

Question 3

p value

Answer 3

the probability that th experimental results are due to chance

Question 4

critical value

Answer 4

the value given on the table that the calculated value must be more extreme than in order to reject the null hypothesis

Question 5

taxis

Answer 5

• movement towards or away from a stimulus

Question 6

Kinesis

Answer 6

a change in activity rate in response to a stimulus

Question 7

postulate a reason why the organisms behaved the way they did

Answer 7

anthropods respond to certain simple external stimuli by taxis or by kinesis. isopods act as decomposers, they are found in gardens, basements, and other cool, moist environments