The Effect of Caffeine on the Heart Rate of Daphnia

Hypothesis: As the caffeine concentration rises, so does the mean heart rate of daphnia. Risk Assessment: In this experiment there are the following risks both for the human that carries out the experiment and the daphnia: ↠ The human that carries out the experiment should be cautious not to touch the lamp with wet hands since it uses electricity. ↠ Also, be careful not to spill any of the pond water on the floor. ↠ As for the daphnia, there is a chance for them to die as when they are exposed to light, they are also exposed to heat in which they aren’t used to. ↠ Moreover, when they are given caffeine of a high concentration their heart may beat so fast that will cause their death. ↠ Furthermore, there is the†¦show more content†¦|Treatment |Heart Rate per 30 seconds |Mean from each experiment in heart | | | |beats min-1 | |1st Trial |2nd Trial |3rd Trial |4th Trial | | |Pond Water |122 |164 |188 |185 |341 | |Caffeine (0.125%) |410 |440 |/ |/ |425 | |Caffeine (0.25%) |200 |204 |/ |/ |404 | |Caffeine (0.5%) |162 |/ |/ |/ |324 | | These results are better depicted by the following chart. 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