Saddleback Journal of Biology - Saddleback College

Spring 2010 Biology 3B Paper
Discussion
The effects of caffeine have been observed
in humans and even the web patterns of arachnids
(Rainer.) This study could easily lead to studies of a
similar nature regarding the effects of caffeine upon
amphibians or reptiles; and provide more data on the
effects of a psychoactive drug that is generally
overlooked because it is considered safe by the food
and drug administration. (CITE: 21CFR182.1180)
This experiment could be easily replicated on a larger
scale in order to collate data from more fish during
studies with more test periods; this would acquire a
much more solid spread of data points and a clearer
image of the peak in and duration of caffeine’s effect.
This experiment was originally designed to include
an aqueous O² probe to measure the actual levels of
oxygen exchanged, but due to a lack of working
equipment was redesigned for a simpler method of
data collection. In future experiments integrating an
aqueous O² probe would add significant data and
greatly increase the value of the experiment.
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3][Revised as of April 1, 2003]From the U.S.
Government Printing Office via GPO Access[CITE:
21CFR182.1180]
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