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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
speeds up the organisms heart and respiration rate as well as induce changes to
its normal behavior.
The main objective of the study was to confirm alterations to the toads
normal processes like the wakefulness, increased heart and respiration rate.
The study took place in room C-125 of the Institute of Biological
Sciences of the University of the Philippines Los Baos, in the duration of the
laboratory class of 4:00- 7:00pm, February 9, 2011.
Table 1. Comparison of caffeine- induced toad and water- induced toad based on
different criteria
Criteria
Movements
Respiration rate
Irritability
120
100
80
Heart Rate
60
Caffeine- induced toad
Water- induced toad
40
20
0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Figure 1. A line graph showing the differences on the heart rates of the two toads
observed
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