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POST-LAb questions (diversity)
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Question #1:
Identify the parking lot that was the most diverse. Based on your observations during the lab, explain why your
prediction in question #1 of the prelab was supported or not supported.
The parking lot that was the most diverse was definitely the student parking lot.
Question #2:
List the single most abundant species in each set of data, and write a plausible explanation to explain why these are
the most abundant species.
For the student parking lot the most abundant car was the Chevrolet, and for the staff parking lot the most abundant species was Ford. Chevrolet is most abundant in the student parking lot because kids want lifted trucks, and that most kids that go to THS live in the country and trucks are most useful to them. The staff parking lot is filled with fords because they could not afford a Toyota, and that they wanted to buy an unreliable cars.
Question #3:
Determine the maximum and minimum values for the Shannon Diversity Index in the parking lot you surveyed.
The student parking lot is maximum at 2.36. The staff parking was the minimum coming in at 2.34.
Question #4:
If you conducted this lab in a shopping mall parking lot, predict whether the Shannon Diversity Index would be high or
low, and how it would compare to the school parking lots.
In a shopping mall the Shannon Diversity Index would be higher because there would be way more cars, and people which can lead to there being more variety of cars than the school parking lot.
Question #5:
If you conducted this lab at a new car dealership, predict whether the Shannon Diversity Index would be high or low,
and how it would compare to the school parking lots.
The Shannon Diversity Index in a new car dealership would be lower because there would a higher amount of the same brand cars, but in the school parking lot there would be a higher chance of different brands of cars making the school parking lot more diverse.
Identify the parking lot that was the most diverse. Based on your observations during the lab, explain why your
prediction in question #1 of the prelab was supported or not supported.
The parking lot that was the most diverse was definitely the student parking lot.
Question #2:
List the single most abundant species in each set of data, and write a plausible explanation to explain why these are
the most abundant species.
For the student parking lot the most abundant car was the Chevrolet, and for the staff parking lot the most abundant species was Ford. Chevrolet is most abundant in the student parking lot because kids want lifted trucks, and that most kids that go to THS live in the country and trucks are most useful to them. The staff parking lot is filled with fords because they could not afford a Toyota, and that they wanted to buy an unreliable cars.
Question #3:
Determine the maximum and minimum values for the Shannon Diversity Index in the parking lot you surveyed.
The student parking lot is maximum at 2.36. The staff parking was the minimum coming in at 2.34.
Question #4:
If you conducted this lab in a shopping mall parking lot, predict whether the Shannon Diversity Index would be high or
low, and how it would compare to the school parking lots.
In a shopping mall the Shannon Diversity Index would be higher because there would be way more cars, and people which can lead to there being more variety of cars than the school parking lot.
Question #5:
If you conducted this lab at a new car dealership, predict whether the Shannon Diversity Index would be high or low,
and how it would compare to the school parking lots.
The Shannon Diversity Index in a new car dealership would be lower because there would a higher amount of the same brand cars, but in the school parking lot there would be a higher chance of different brands of cars making the school parking lot more diverse.