ipl-logo

Body Farm Lab Report Essay

1050 Words5 Pages

During this project, labeled Body Farm, we watched how the decomposition progress affected pigs. We used pigs because there body is very similar to us humans. This project expanded over a period of 15 days, but we only observed 11 days. Before we started this experiment there was 10 different questions/theories that we had to think about and answer. So every day we would go outside and observe the pigs and record what happened over the course of one day. Our first theory question was; which decomposes faster, a piglet that is in its natural state, one that is burnt, one that is buried? And my initial thought was; I believe the pig that is burnt will decompose faster because now that the skin is destroyed it’s easier for bacteria and insects to enter. After the first few days I realized that my theory was wrong. It took three days for the brunt pig to have any sign of change, and that only change was that the burnt pig had gotten darker in color. And the pigs in natural state changed on day two. Our second theory question was; which decomposes faster, a piglet that has a gunshot wound or knife wound? And my …show more content…

My initial thought was not very many insects are going to be on a suspended pig because there higher up and collect more wind and sun, and there not close to the ground so insects and bugs on the ground can’t get to the pig easily. It took the longest for insects/bugs to appear on the suspended piglet. It took two to three days for them to appear on pigs eight and nine. Our eighth theory question was; what is the succession of insects on a decomposing piglet on the ground and cement? My initial thought was most insects and bugs live closer to ground so there more likely to come out for the pig. I found out It takes somewhere from one to two days for insects to appear on the pig. All the other pigs that are on the ground had all gotten there flies/bees by day

Show More
Related

  • Piglet 9 Lab Report

    1070 Words  | 5 Pages

    My original theory was that the piglet that is in its natural state would decompose at a faster rate than the piglet that had been burnt, because burning the piglet is almost like cooking it so the insides are not as raw and susceptible to the elements. My theory was correct piglet 1 did decompose at a faster rate than piglet 2, and when the class as a whole revealed the piglet 0 that was in the box during the whole experiment was barley decomposed at

    Read More

  • Case Study: The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down

    303 Words  | 2 Pages

    One of the Lee’s cousin cut the pig’s throat. After the animal had been ritually

    Read More

  • George Orwell Use Of Pig Blood Quotes

    76 Words  | 1 Pages

    In this quote, Jack went hunting to go and get a pig. They found a pig, stabbed it, and cut its head of. Jack then took all the guts out and now there 's blood all over his hands. It disgusts me that Jack rubbed pig blood over Maurice 's face because what if that pig had a disease? In the book they also didn 't mention that they cleaned the pig, I think they 're going to get

    Read More

  • How Does Napoleon Build The Windmill In Animal Farm

    863 Words  | 4 Pages

    The pigs move into the farmhouse and begin napping in beds,

    Read More

  • Why Do Guinea Pigs Make Bad Pets

    650 Words  | 3 Pages

    Compared with other pets, guinea pigs don 't take up as much time - after

    Read More

  • Brief Summary: The Presentation Of Chester White

    583 Words  | 3 Pages

    As the years went on, new breeds of swine were being bred. It has been recorded that the swine species in their early years were “half wild” and would only weigh a little less than two-hundred pounds. A man by the name of James Jefferies, productive agriculturist and businessman, wanted to continue to improve quality in the hogs, specifically to help with gaining weight. In 1815, Jefferies decided to import a white boar known as the Bedfordshire or Cumberland pig. He bred this boar to white sows and overtime, saw a major improvement in the pig’s temperament and rate of gain.

    Read More

  • Pig Dissection Report

    520 Words  | 3 Pages

    Dissection Report Nasir Suliman Lucas, Veena, Chesney 2nd Hour 10/25/16 Introduction Although dissections are very disturbing to think about, they are actually important for education. This pig dissection that we just recently finished was not for nothing. The purpose for dissecting these pigs is to learn about and observe body parts of other animals than us.

    Read More

  • What Does Lord Of The Flies Symbolize In Chapter 8

    456 Words  | 2 Pages

    Finally, again the whole reason that the pigs head is cut off and stuck onto a spike in the first place, was that it was supposed to be an offering to the beast, or a GIFT FOR THE DARKNESS from the Hunters

    Read More

  • How The Pigs Hoofs Symbolize In Lord Of The Flies

    976 Words  | 4 Pages

    Golding uses the word pig in the beginning of the story to show a peaceful creature who shows the slow descent into savagery with the lack of civilization . In an article written by Hussein Tahiri, he writes about how at the loss of civilization, people can become more wild-like than normal, which can be seen throughout their actions. As Jack, Ralph, and Simon explore the forest, they see a pig stuck in the creepers. Jack raises a knife to kill it, but hesitates and the pig runs away. Ralph asks Jack why he did not kill the pig, to which Golding writes, “[he] knew very well why [Jack] hadn't; because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood” (Golding 31).

    Read More

  • Mini-Pot-Belly Pig Research Paper

    859 Words  | 4 Pages

    After maybe a week you can work on getting your pig down the stairs. Depending how heavy your pig is you might do something different, but how I started her was by picking Gummy up and putting her in the grass. Pigs love being outside. Gummy loves the sun and eating grass, because they love eating grass. Eating grass isn’t bad for it so don’t yell at them, because you might scare them and give them a bad experience.

    Read More

  • Lucent: The Dark Side Of Australia's Pig Farming Industry

    721 Words  | 3 Pages

    Positive information is given about the pigs

    Read More

  • Argumentative Essay On Cafos

    547 Words  | 3 Pages

    This is why I think factory farming should be banned for all the safety hazards and the animal abuse towards those pigs. If we replaced all those factory farms with family farms where the cattle or pigs can run around and play until they get butchered instead of sitting in pins all there life and getting trampled to death. They also have to live in there own feces, and the ventilation system isn’t the best. Where on a family farm the animals would be able to run around without getting trampled to death, or having to live in there own feces.

    Read More

  • Persuasive Techniques In Animal Farm

    756 Words  | 4 Pages

    They say that is for their benefit, but really that they are selfish and they want the food and drink for themselves. Without it, they would not fulfill their duties. On page 52, the author states, “Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back!” The animals are being put in the position is which they fear the one that abused they came back.

    Read More

  • House Flies Informative Speech Outline

    830 Words  | 4 Pages

    Invective on Houseflies by Charles Tibbetts Prologue [80] [Heads of Purpose- Justice and Expediency] It is just to criticize creatures that do not act in any way the antithesis to pestering and disgusting humans; [Aequipollentia] God himself placed us in dominion over them; furthermore, it profits us to tell the whole world of their annoyance. [Thesis] [Heightener #1] The housefly is the only creature, which its only purpose on this earth is to be a pest. They are the only creature that has no beneficial or fruitful outcomes.

    Read More

  • Essay On Human Body

    924 Words  | 4 Pages

    The human body is an amazing thing made up of many different parts. These parts are cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. For starters, one type of cell makes up one type of tissue. Next, two or more types of tissues make an organ. Then, a few organs working together make an organ system.

    Read More

More about Body Farm Lab Report Essay

Open Document