BIODIVERSITY

  

Ashford
4: – Week 3 – Laboratory

Biodiversity
Carefully review
the Grading Rubric before beginning the assignment.
Read “Lab 3: Biodiversity.” This lab will allow you to investigate
how various organisms alter their environments. Additionally, it will allow you
to assess the health of ecosystems based upon their biodiversity. Then, you
will utilize this information and your eScience lab kit to
complete Demonstration 1 and Experiment 1 on the Week Three Lab Reporting Form. Make sure to complete all of
the following items before submission:
1.
Read through the
introductory material.
2.
Perform Demonstration 1:
Interdependence of Species using your eScience lab manual and
kit.
3.
Complete Table 1 and
answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 3 in complete sentences on the Week Three
Lab Reporting Form.
4.
Record your hypothesis
for Experiment 1 on the Week Three Lab Reporting Form.
5.
Complete Experiment 1:
Diversity of Plants using your eScience lab manual and kit.
6.
Complete Table 2 and
answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 4 in complete sentences on the Week Three
Lab Reporting Form.
Submit the Week Three
Lab Reporting Form via Waypoint. The document does not need to include a title
page or other APA formatting; however, any outside sources utilized in your answers
must be referenced in proper APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center.
Late Policy: Written assignments