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Assignment: SCIE211 Phase 5 Lab Report
Title: Identifying Environmental Hazards
Instructions: You will write a 1-page lab report using the scientific method to answer the following questions:
· Why do you see increases and decreases in the invasive species population?
· What are the implications associated with these alterations to the ecosystem as a whole?
When your lab report is complete, post it in Submitted Assignment files.
Part I: Using the lab animation, fill in the data table below to help you generate your hypothesis, outcomes, and analysis.
Years |
Zebra and Quagga Mussel (density/m2) |
Phytoplankton (µg/ml) |
Zooplankton (µg/ml) |
Cladophora Biomass (g/m2) |
Foraging Fish (kilotons) |
Lake Trout (kilotons) |
0 |
100 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
150 |
15 |
4 |
1,000 |
2.5 |
1 |
100 |
100 |
10 |
7 |
2,500 |
2 |
0.5 |
200 |
80 |
8 |
10 |
7,500 |
1.5 |
0.25 |
600 |
50 |
5 |
13 |
15,000 |
1 |
0.1 |
700 |
25 |
25 |
16 |
7,500 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
243 |
40 |
4 |
20 |
5,000 |
1.75 |
0.4 |
136 |
60 |
6 |
Part II: Write a 1-page lab report using the following scientific method sections:
Provide references in APA format. This includes a reference list and in-text citations for references used in the Introduction section.
Give your paper a title and number, and identify each section as specified above. Although the hypothesis will be a 1-sentence answer, the other sections will need to be paragraphs to adequately explain your experiment.
When your lab report is complete, post it in Submitted Assignment files.