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