Max Wants to Start a Farm to Grow Mussels

question 7

Short Answer

Max wants to start a farm to grow mussels. He needs to determine the best environment for growing them. He is going to try two different amounts of salt in the water (salinity) and three different water temperatures. For his experiment he has
18 aquariums, each with 20 mussels. He wants to see which environment produces the largest mussels.
-Identify the subjects.

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances in the nervous system that transmit signals from one neuron to another across synapses, influencing mental processes and behavior.

Muscle Action

The process by which muscles contract and relax, leading to movement of body parts.

Charged Ions

Atoms or molecules that have gained or lost one or more electrons, resulting in a net electrical charge.

Neuron

A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell, which is the basic building block of the nervous system.