Snail Eloda Virtual Lab 2015

Name_______________________ Period 1 2 3 4 5 6
Carbon Transfer Through Snails and Elodea – Virtual Lab

Directions to Virtual Lab
From the Internet: Go to http://www.classzone.com/  click science  high school California
 2008 California Biology Textbook  click labs  click virtual labs  Select Carbon Transfer
Through Snails and Elodea from the list of labs.
Background:
All organisms are dependent on a healthy carbon dioxide-
oxygen balance. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are
key processes in maintaining this balance. Plants, through the
process of photosynthesis, use energy absorbed from sunlight,
water, and carbon dioxide to produce carbohydrates and
oxygen. Animals and plants, through the process of cellular
respiration, use oxygen and sugars to produce carbon dioxide,
water, and energy needed to maintain life.
Problem:
You are setting up a snail aquarium at home. The aquarium kit
contains snail eggs and an Elodea plant. The instructions tell you to put the eggs and the Elodea plant
in the aquarium. You are not sure why you need the Elodea plant.
In this investigation you will use snails and Elodea to explore a biological system. You will form a
hypothesis about the relationship between snails and Elodea, and then design an experiment to test the
hypothesis.
Pre-Lab Questions:
1. What is an indicator? ___________________________________________________________
2. Why did the indicator solution change colors? ______________________________________
3. Describe the photosynthesis equation in words:
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
4. Describe the cellular respiration equation in words:
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Purpose:
To determine how carbon dioxide cycles through a biological system.
Materials: Get from the Checklist on the Explore part of the virtual lab
- You MUST click on each item in the check list. Select each item in the lab. Read the description
that appears for each item. Once you have selected all the items (8 total), click procedure to start the
lab.
Read and follow the steps to the lab given on the screen until you complete all seven (7) steps.
*****NOTE**** You will record all information for this lab on the sheet below, do not enter
information in the online notebook and print it. YOU WILL HAVE TO ENTER FAKE INFO IN
Name_______________________ Period 1 2 3 4 5 6
THE ONLINE NOTEBOOK TO MOVE THROUGH THE SEVEN STEPS OF THE PROCEDURES.
Just enter a letter or two do not waste time typing real info in the online notebook. As you finish each
step remember to select the X to move on and don’t forget to record the real information below.
Procedure: Follow the steps to the lab given on the screen until you complete all seven (7) steps.
Set up your experiment in the following manner:
Dependent Variable: The level of CO2 in the test tube
Independent Variable: The number of snails in each test tube
Control: Test tube with no snails and no Elodea plants
You will use 4 test tubes in this set up. Set up the test tubes in the following way:
Test Tube 1: only Bromthymol Blue (BTB) Solution
Test Tube 2: 0 snails, 1 Elodea Plant
Test Tube 3: 1 snail, 1 Elodea Plant
Test Tube 4: 2 snails, 1 Elodea Plant
Place the test tube rack under the grow light and one under the cover.
Data/Results:
Test Contents Starting Color Predicted End End Color

Tube Color
1
2
3
4
Discussion:
1) Conclude. What is the relationship between snails and Elodea?
2) Analyze. Why did the color of the Bromthymol Blue (BTB) solution change?
3) Analyze. What was the importance of a control in your experiment? What would you conclude if
the color of the solution in the control changed?
4) Infer. When you began the experiment, was there CO2 in the water? In the test tubes that contained
Elodea, where did the CO2 go?
5) Infer. Which gas did the snails release? What observation supports this inference?
6) Apply. Based on the results of your experiment, explain why you need to add the Elodea to your
snail aquarium.

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Name_______________________ Period 1 2 3 4 5 6

Carbon Transfer Through Snails and Elodea – Virtual Lab

Test Contents Starting Color Predicted End End Color

1) Conclude. What is the relationship between snails and Elodea?

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