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The purpose of this experiment is to determine how mealworms react to Pondimin. To carry out this experiment, there were thirty-six mealworms (n=6 mealworms/dose), twelve petri dishes, Pondimin and cornmeal. The mealworms were put in petri dishes with various amounts of Pondimin (25 50 100 200 and 400 mgs.) and cornmeal (1078 mgs.). Two petri dishes had no Pondimin and they were the control. Every three days the mass of the mealworms was taken and recorded.
At 0 mgs. the mealworms gained an average
of 10 mgs., an increase of 1%. When the dosage was 25 mgs. the mealworms
lost an average of 30 mgs., a percentage decrease of 3.4% from day one.
At 50 mgs. of Pondimin the average mass loss was 25 mgs., a decrease from
day one of 3.3%. When the amount of Pondimin was 100 mgs. the mealworms
lost an average mass of 85 mgs., a decrease from day one of 7%. At 200 mgs.
the mealworms lost an average of 80 mgs., a decrease of 7.7%. When the amount
of Pondimin was 400 mgs. the mealworms lost an average of 70 mgs., a decrease
of 7.3%. Overall, the higher doses of Pondimin (100 200 and 400 mgs. showed
a greater percentage decrease in mass than the lower doses (0,25 and 50
mgs.).