Biology Week 1 Lab

WEEK 1 EXPERIMENT ANSWER SHEET

Please submit to the Week 1 Experiment dropbox no later than Sunday midnight.

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES FOR WEEK 1 EXPERIMENT ASSIGNMENT

• Lab 1 Exercise 1 – The Scientific Method Part I

• Lab 1 Exercise 2 – The Scientific Method Part II

• Lab 5 Experiment 1 – The Chemistry of Life

Lab 1 Exercise 1: The Scientific Method Part I (16 pts)

Be sure that you have read through the Lab 1 Introduction about the Scientific Method before starting. Use the information in Lab 1 Exercise 1 to complete this portion of the exercise.

The table below presents data showing the observed relationship between dissolved oxygen and the number of fish present in a body of water. Answer the questions below.

Table 2: Dissolved oxygen (e.g., water quality) vs. fish population size

|Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) |0 |2 |

|If a plant is placed on a window sill, then it will grow faster than when it is placed on a coffee table in the |X | |

|middle of the living room. | | |

|The teller at the bank with brown hair and brown eyes and is taller than the other tellers. | |X |

|I caught four fish at seven o’clock in the morning but didn’t catch any at noon. | |X |

|The salaries at Smith and Company are based on the number of sales. If Billy makes 3,000 dollars more than Joe, |X | |

|then he makes more sales. | | |

|The Italian restaurant across the street closes at 9pm but the one two...