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... effect of temperature on most chemical reactions, it is foreseeable that the Venus flytrap will close faster when placed in a higher temperature. APPARATUS: - 5 Venus Flytraps (each with at least 4 open, trigger able traps) - Thermometer - Stop Watch - Human Hair - Heat Lights PROCESS: 1) All 5 VFT's were placed in an environment which had a temperature of 20°C and left for 15 mins to allow the VFT to acclimatise. 2) One VFT was triggered through twice-touching the human hair on the trigger hair located on the inside of the leaf. The period of movement of the VFT from the second touch of the hair until the initial movement of the VFT is completed was timed and recorded in seconds. 3) Step 2) was repeated another four times using different Venus Flytraps each time. The two extreme times were disregarded and the remaining three time figures were averaged. This was then recorded. 4) ...