Our Lab Information
Idea:
Our basic idea for the lab is to test the population density of insects based on the abiotic factor, the playground.
Hypothesis:
If the abiotic factor is present in the ecosystem, there will be less population density in the sand and near the pole because of the lack of nutrients necessary for life.
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Our basic idea for the lab is to test the population density of insects based on the abiotic factor, the playground.
Hypothesis:
If the abiotic factor is present in the ecosystem, there will be less population density in the sand and near the pole because of the lack of nutrients necessary for life.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.earthlife.net/insects/images/bugs.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.earthlife.net/insects/six.html&usg=__YZOnoqhxkPT4HbtkIl9rl2BoadY=&h=372&w=540&sz=20&hl=en&&zoom=1&tbnid=HGrDXkDpXF3CgM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=162&ei=S_bwTZWAN4jk0QGPpejIAw&prev=/search%3Fq%3DInsects%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address%26rlz%3D1I7SUNA_en%26biw%3D1020%26bih%3D567%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=78&page=1&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=109&ty=76
Process:
In this lab, we decided to experiment on how an abiotic factor, like the playground, affected the insect community around it. To test this, we dug five 4×4×2 inch boxes four feet apart in grass, near the pole, and in the sand (an effect of the playground’s presence). We then counted the number of insects that we saw in each box. After this painstaking process, we analyzed our results and made conclusions based on our findings.
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In this lab, we decided to experiment on how an abiotic factor, like the playground, affected the insect community around it. To test this, we dug five 4×4×2 inch boxes four feet apart in grass, near the pole, and in the sand (an effect of the playground’s presence). We then counted the number of insects that we saw in each box. After this painstaking process, we analyzed our results and made conclusions based on our findings.
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