Pill Bugs Essay

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Sow Bugs Do Not Like To Be Basic Environmental health is essentially important in the survival of every organism on the planet. Certain factors affect the ability to survive and maintain homeostasis, specifically pH levels. Optimal pH levels are needed in order to carry out a number of internal and external functions such as growth, movement, reproduction. A Change in pH level can alter certain proteins and enzymes within an organism, thus altering the protein’s shape and function. According to The University of Vermont Extension Department of Plant and Soil Science, pH is important because it influences several soil factors affecting plant growth, such as soil bacteria, nutrient leaching, nutrient availability, toxic elements, and soil structure …show more content…

For example, Sow Bugs tend to live in warm and moist environments such as soil or other decomposing material. (Potter, M. 2013). In soil, pH ranges from 5.0 to 7.0 in most cases, this means that soil is slightly acidic (Perry, L. 2003). Sow bug has typical behavior that can be easily measured in recent studies; we can predict the environment where pill bugs tend to live. Pill pugs usually prefer an environment where decaying organisms and acidic compounds are present (Moriyama, T. 2004). I made observations that sow bugs prefer to be in moist soil where decaying organism and slightly acidic compounds reside. After learning about the environment of where sow bugs reside, I formulated a question. The question asks, Would Sow Bugs rather live in an acidic or basic environment? I then formulated a hypothesis that Sow Bugs will be more attracted to a slightly acidic environment based on the habitat and chemical properties of the soil they reside in. I made a prediction that sow bugs will prefer a slightly acidic soil …show more content…

Unnatural agriculture companies use pesticides that alter the living ability of the plant and organisms that reside in the area. It is important to know what chemicals they are using because it may be unsafe to consume if something that is living and is killed from the chemicals, it is possible that some harm can be done to you. Also, sow bugs can be detrimental to someone’s house. It is probable that certain bug repellents use basic based chemicals to push away the crustaceans. it is possible that the data used in this experiment can be helped to create better repellents for home

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