To conduct your laboratory exercises, use the Laboratory Manual located under Course Content.

On your own and without assistance, complete this Lab 7 Answer Sheet electronically and submit it via the Assignments Folder by the date listed intheCourse Schedule(under Syllabus).

 

·         To conduct your laboratory exercises, use the Laboratory Manual located under Course Content. Read the introduction and the directions for each exercise/experiment carefully before completing the exercises/experiments and answering the questions.

 

·         Save your Lab 7Answer Sheet in the following format:  LastName_Lab7 (e.g., Smith_Lab7).

 

·         You should submit your document as a Word (.doc or .docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf)file for best compatibility.

 

 

 

 

Pre-Lab Questions

 

 

 

1.    Would you expect endangered species to be more frequently generalists or specialists? Explain your answer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.    How does temperature affect water availability in an ecosystem?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.    Choose a species and describe some adaptations that species developed that allow them to survive in their native habitat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Experiment 1: Effects of pH on Radish Seed Germination

 

Data Tables and Post-Lab Assessment

 

Table 1: pH and % Radish Seed Germination

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post-Lab Questions

 

1.    Compare and construct a line graph based on the data from Table 1 in the space below. Place the day on the x axis, and the number of seeds germinated on the y axis. Be sure to include a title, label the x and y axes, and provide a legend describing which line corresponds to each plate (e.g., blue = acetic acid, green = sodium bicarbonate, etc

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