Table of Contents Environmental Science Lab 3 Biodiversity Introduction Concepts to ExploreConcepts to ExploreConcepts to ExploreConcepts to Explore Biodiversity ???? Did You Know... Did You Know... Did You Know... Did You Know... Biodiversity Biodiversity Biodiversity Experiment 1: Interdependence of Species Procedure Materials Biodiversity Hypothesis Post-Lab Questions Biodiversity Experiment 2: Diversity of Plants Procedure Materials Biodiversity Biodiversity Biodiversity Hypothesis Post-Lab Questions Lab 3 - Experiment 1: Interdependence of Species Table 1: Interdependence of Species Results Round Species Missing (Bead Color and Name) 1 2 3 4 Hypothesis: Post-Lab Questions 1. Restate your hypothesis. Was it confirmed or denied? How do you know? 2. Indicate which species was removed during each round of the experiment. 3. Explain how the ecosystem was affected by the missing species for each round of the experiment. 4. What actions do we as humans engage in that can lead to extinction of any of these components? 5. What can we do to minimize our impact on the ecosystem? Lab 3 - Experiment 2: Diversity of Plants Table 2: Number of Each Plant Species Present in Pot 1 and Pot 2 Species Observed Number in Pot 1 Number in Pot 2 Zinnia Marigold Morning Glory Cosmos Ryegrass Total Number of Species in Pot: Hypothesis: Post-Lab Questions 1. Restate your hypothesis. Was it confirmed or denied? How do you know? 2. How many different kinds of species did you find in your sample? 3. Which species is the most numerous in your sample area? Which is the least numerous? 4. If each peat pot was a sample you found in a group of wildflowers, would you determine based on the diversity of flowers that the ecosystem is healthy? 5. How does biodiversity contribute to overall health of an ecosystem? © eScience Labs, 2012 ...

1. Table of Contents Environmental Science
Lab 3
Biodiversity
Introduction
Concepts to ExploreConcepts to ExploreConcepts to
ExploreConcepts to Explore
Biodiversity
???? Did You Know... Did You Know... Did You Know... Did
You Know...
Biodiversity
Biodiversity

2. Biodiversity
Experiment 1: Interdependence of Species
Procedure
Materials
Biodiversity
Hypothesis
Post-Lab Questions
Biodiversity
Experiment 2: Diversity of Plants
Procedure
Materials
Biodiversity

3. Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Hypothesis
Post-Lab Questions
Lab 3 - Experiment 1: Interdependence of Species
Table 1: Interdependence of Species Results
Round
Species Missing (Bead Color and Name)
1
2
3
4
Hypothesis:
Post-Lab Questions
1. Restate your hypothesis. Was it confirmed or denied? How do
you know?
2. Indicate which species was removed during each round of the
experiment.
3. Explain how the ecosystem was affected by the missing
species for each round of the experiment.
4. What actions do we as humans engage in that can lead to

4. extinction of any of these components?
5. What can we do to minimize our impact on the ecosystem?
Lab 3 - Experiment 2: Diversity of Plants
Table 2: Number of Each Plant Species Present in Pot 1 and Pot
2
Species Observed
Number in Pot 1
Number in Pot 2
Zinnia
Marigold
Morning Glory
Cosmos
Ryegrass
Total Number of Species in Pot:
Hypothesis:
Post-Lab Questions
1. Restate your hypothesis. Was it confirmed or denied? How do
you know?
2. How many different kinds of species did you find in your
sample?
3. Which species is the most numerous in your sample area?
Which is the least numerous?

5. 4. If each peat pot was a sample you found in a group of
wildflowers, would you determine based on the diversity of
flowers that the ecosystem is healthy?
5. How does biodiversity contribute to overall health of an
ecosystem?
© eScience Labs, 2012