Possible Subjects- Animals

ants (various spp.) – sociobiology, caste structure, colonial behavior, reproduction & development

brine shrimp  (Artemia) – habitat selection, effect of salinity on growth, phototaxis, geotaxis, hatching

crickets (Gryllus texensis) – respiration, behavior, growth & development, metamorphosis, population dynamics, temperature response

daphnia (Daphnia) – heart rate, circulation, response to alcohol & caffeine

earth worms (Isoptera spp.) – thermotaxis, phototaxis, temperature sensitivity

euglena (Euglena) – gravitaxis, phototaxis

frog (Xenopus) – egg fertilization, embryology

fruit flies (Drosophila melongaster) – genetics; light & color, temperature sensitivity

gold fish (Carassius auratus) – circulation, breathing rate, response to dissolved oxygen)

halobacterium (Halobacterium salinarium) – DNA, survival in extremes, exponential growth rate

hydra (Hydra littoralis) – budding, regeneration, vegetative reproduction

laboratory rat (Rattus norvegicus) – memory, behavior, exercise

lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens) – predation, biological pest control, lifecycle

land snails (Solatopupa) – response to gravity, touch, light, and chemicals; environmental preferences, movement

mealworm (Tenebrio molito) – metamorphosis, taxis, kinesis, binary choices

paramecium  (Paramecium caudatum) – phototaxis, cilia propulsion

planaria (Seriata) –regeneration; light, temperature & pH sensitivity

silkworm (Bombyx mori) – development, metamorphosis, food preference, eating

termites  (Isoptera spp.) – chemotaxis, nesting & foraging behavior, division of labor