Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

Question #1: What about daphnia makes it so easy to experiment on for scientist?

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Questions #2: Why are daphnia such a great food source for fish?

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Questions #3: Where are daphnia’s natural habitat?

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Question #4: Why is daphnia magna the most used source of daphnia?

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Hi! Welcome to science buddies. While I will not answer the questions for you, I will give you some links that you might find helpful. On the internet, you can find all kind of information about Daphnia. If you are still having trouble, feel free to post again.

Here are some links related to Daphnia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphnia
(I would double-check any information taken from wikipedia, since it can be edited by anyone)

http://lhsfoss.org/fossweb/teachers/mat ... phnia.html

http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~davidr/discus/ ... phnia.html

In addition to doing additional research as recommended by Expert IvyH, there are two Science Buddies Project Ideas that use Daphnia Magna. Both of these contain introductory material that may prove useful to you, as well as bibliographic references for additional study:

Using Daphnia to Monitor Water Toxicity
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p043.shtml

Caffeine and Heart Rate: A Pharmacological Study Using Daphnia magna
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p048.shtml

Is the second one the one you are using for your project?

Good luck!
Amy