Lab for online class

SCI208

Week Three

Alternative Laboratory

1. Due by Day 7. Biodiversity. 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 the ecosystem in

which you live through the germination of various seed types. Read through the steps typically performed for

Experiments 1 and 2. Follow the steps and analyze the sample data generated on the Lab 3 Reporting Form to

answer the lab questions. Make sure that all of the following items are completed before submission:

a. Read through intro material and record your hypothesis for Experiment 1 on the Lab 3 Reporting

Form.

b. Read through “Experiment 1: Interdependence of Seeds” using your eScience lab manual. Utilize the

sample data in Table 1 to answer post lab questions 1 through 4 on the Lab 3 Reporting Form.

c. Record your hypothesis for Experiment 2 on the Lab 3 Reporting Form.

d. Read through “Experiment 2: Diversity of Plants” using your eScience lab manual. Utilize the sample

data in Table 2 to answer post lab questions 1 through 4 on the Lab 3 Reporting Form.

All post lab questions for “Lab 3: Biodiversity” should be completed on the Lab 3 Reporting Form. Save your

completed Lab 3 Reporting Form as a Word document. The document must be formatted according to APA

style, including a title page and references page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit

the Ashford Writing Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online

course. Submit the document via the Assignment Basket in your online course.