Tardigrade Activity
My hypothesis was that the tardigrades would stop moving in the acid and start again in the soap. My results matched my hypothesis. The tardigrades stopped moving in the acid because it is not an environment that they like so they curl up. They curl up in something called cryptobiosis, meaning that they play dead until their environment is better suited for them. The tardigrades moved around again in the basic solution because it was a better environment for them. I learned that tardigrades can survive almost anything because they curl up and play dead in a sort of hibernation until they can return to their normal lifestyle.