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Progr
Results Tables
Table 1: Actual Population Count
Bead Color
Number in Field
White
Red
Green
Blue
Table 2: Grid Method Population Count Data
Bead
color
Number in All Four Quadrat
Average Number Per Quadrat
Total Number in Grid
White
Red
Green
Blue
Post-Lab
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Table 4: Competition Data
Week
Height of Tallest Plant (mm)
Observations
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Post-Lab Questions
1. How was the growth of the plants in pots B and O similar?
2. How was their growth different?
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3. Which plants appear the healthi
Population Biology
Experiment 2: Capture-Recapture Method
Materials
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(100) Toothpicks
5 x 8 in. Resealable Bag
In this experiment, you will use toothpicks to represent bass fish in a pond (the 5 x 8 inch bag). You will then
use the capture
Population Biology
Experiment 3: Interspecic Competition
In this experiment, you will investigate the effects of interspecific competition for resources on the growth of
several plant species by varying its population density. The goal is to show that if
Population Biology
Experiment 1: Actual Count Method and Grid Count Method
In this experiment, two methods of counting populations will be compared. First the actual number of bugs
(represented by beads) in a field will be counted. Next, a grid will be us
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