Please type or hand write neately your biodiveristy lab. This lab should be complete and turned in on Monday 10/14. The following information is needed for the analysis portion of your lab. Make sure you include the following areas: Name, Title, Materials, Hypothesis, D
Analysis:
1. What type of organisms would you expect to make up the biomass in each community?
2. Which community do you think is most diverse? Why?
3. Which community had the greatest change in biomass? Which had the least? What are the reasons for this?
4. Use the following information to determine the biodiversity index for your three sample areas.
A. Determine the number of species in a certain area. For instance, a researcher might explore a section of forest that is 50 square feet in area and find five different plants: two oaks, two pines and one cedar tree. The number of species is three.
B. Determine the number of individual organisms in a given area. In this example, you have five individuals (that is, a total of five trees).
C. Divide the number of species by the number of individuals to find the biodiversity index. In the example, 3 divided by 5 equals 0.6. Therefore, the biodiversity index for this area of forest is 0.6.
1. What type of organisms would you expect to make up the biomass in each community?
2. Which community do you think is most diverse? Why?
3. Which community had the greatest change in biomass? Which had the least? What are the reasons for this?
4. Use the following information to determine the biodiversity index for your three sample areas.
A. Determine the number of species in a certain area. For instance, a researcher might explore a section of forest that is 50 square feet in area and find five different plants: two oaks, two pines and one cedar tree. The number of species is three.
B. Determine the number of individual organisms in a given area. In this example, you have five individuals (that is, a total of five trees).
C. Divide the number of species by the number of individuals to find the biodiversity index. In the example, 3 divided by 5 equals 0.6. Therefore, the biodiversity index for this area of forest is 0.6.