2. Cypress Pond Park Planning
City officials planned the placement of the playground, hiking trail, and parking lot
around the pond. In response to concerns that polluted water would run off of the
parking lot and into the pond when it rains, they decided to place the parking area
as far from the pond as possible. A mulched playground was built on the other side
of the pond, and a new hiking trail winds all the way around the pond. Many trees
were removed to make room for the parking lot, playground, and hiking trail.
You job as an environmental scientist is to study the impact the park has on the
pond ecosystem. The pond contains trout and catfish. Catfish are very tolerant of
pollution, but trout are much more sensitive and die off easily when exposed to
excessive pollutants. Before the land and pond were disturbed by the construction
of the playground, hiking trail, and parking lot, you counted the number of fish in
the pond. At that time, Cypress Pond contained 100 trout and 100 catfish. Now you
need to design an experiment to monitor the park’s impact on the populations of
trout and catfish over the next 12 months.
1. What is the purpose of your experiment?
2. Develop a hypothesis for the experiment.
3. What are the dependent and independent variables of your experiment?
3. Monitoring the Biodiversity of Cypress Pond
Procedure
In this section, you will create a step-by-step procedure for testing and monitoring
the number of trout and catfish in Cypress Pond. You must monitor them once per
month for 12 months after the park is built.
4.Data from Monitoring the Biodiversity of
Cypress Pond
Listed below are the results of your hard work. You monitored the populations of
trout and catfish in Cypress Pond every month for a year after the park was
developed. For each month, add the amount of both types of fish together. Write
this total in the Total Number of Fish column. Present these results by creating a
line graph.
Month Number of Trout Number of
Catfish
Total Number
of Fish
January 100 100
February 90 95
March 85 93
April 83 92
this is really hard
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.2 it depends on the climate change and global warming if the climate changes the animals will have to get used to it and if not they will become extinct.
concluesions
.2 we live in our ecosystem if it gets destroyed our existence would be imposible.
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1. The purpose of the experiment is to monitor the impact of the park on the populations of trout and catfish in Cypress Pond over the course of 12 months. This will help determine if the construction of the park, specifically the parking lot, playground, and hiking trail, has any negative effects on the fish populations.
2. Hypothesis: The construction of the park has a negative impact on the populations of trout and catfish in Cypress Pond, resulting in a decrease in the total number of fish over time.
3. Dependent variable: The total number of fish in Cypress Pond.
Independent variables:
- Month: The specific time period during which the monitoring is conducted.
- Construction of the park: Including the parking lot, playground, and hiking trail.
3. To monitor the number of trout and catfish in Cypress Pond, follow this procedure:
Step 1: Choose a consistent method to count and record the number of trout and catfish in the pond. This can be done using visual observations or by using specific sampling techniques.
Step 2: Conduct monthly monitoring over a period of 12 months, starting from the completion of the park construction. Ensure that the monitoring is done on the same day each month, preferably at the same time, to minimize any potential variations due to environmental factors.
Step 3: Record the number of trout and catfish observed during each monthly monitoring session.
Step 4: Calculate the total number of fish in Cypress Pond by adding the number of trout and catfish together for each month.
Step 5: Graph the data collected over the 12-month period to visually represent any trends or patterns in the population of trout and catfish.
4. Using the data gathered from monitoring the populations of trout and catfish in Cypress Pond, compile the results into a table and create a line graph to present these results. Here's an example for the first few months:
Month | Number of Trout | Number of Catfish | Total Number of Fish
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January | 100 | 100 | 200
February | 90 | 95 | 185
March | 85 | 93 | 178
April | 83 | 92 | 175
Continue adding the data for the remaining months and then create a line graph to display the changes in the total number of fish over the course of the year.