regents biology 2008-2009 lab 3: graphing lab showing patterns & trends practice makes perfect!

2008-2009 Regents Biology

Lab 3: Graphing Lab

Showing patterns & trends

Practicemakes

perfect!

2005-2006Regents Biology

What foods do slugs like to eat?

food source

am

ou

nt

foo

d e

ate

n (

g)

2

4

6

8

10

12

L D A P O0

M S

food food eaten

lettuce (L) 4.0

mushroom (M) 8.2

dog food (D) 0.0

spinach (S) 6.5

apple (A) 8.6

peach (P) 5.4

orange (O) 1.0

Bar graph!

Conclusion?Slugs like apples best & dog food the least.

2005-2006Regents Biology

How much food do chickens eat?

days

am

ou

nt

foo

d e

ate

n (

g)

3

6

9

12

15

18

1 3 5 6 70

2 4

days food eaten

0 0.0

1 1.0

2 3.5

3 ??

4 8.5

5 11.0

6 ??

7 16.5

Line graph!

0

6.0

13.5

Conclusion?Chickens eat more food each day as they grow.

2005-2006Regents Biology

Populations of endangered birds

years

nu

mb

er

of

bir

ds

20

30

40

50

60

70

1950 1960 197010

bird 1950 1960 1970

crane 24 41 78

condor 76 43 20

swan 56 58 57

Line graph!

Conclusion?Crane population is increasing.Condor population is decreasing.Swan population is holding steady.

2005-2006Regents Biology

Effect of smoking on death rate from lung cancer

age group

an

nu

al d

eat

h r

ate

15

30

45

60

75

90

35-44 55-64 65-74 75-840

45-54

Bar graph!age heavy all never

35-44 2.5 2.0 0.0

45-54 10.2 6.5 0.0

55-64 22.5 16.5 2.0

65-74 60.0 23.0 4.2

75-84 85.0 25.2 6.4

Conclusion?

The longer & heavier you smoke the more likely you are to die of lung cancer.

2008-2009 Regents Biology

Any Questions??