Honors Biology: Unit 2 Ecology- Energy Flow Through the Ecosystem
Title Page (0-5)
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1. Purpose of the lab clearly stated
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Abstract
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Comments
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2. Hypotheses and IV DV Variables
Identified
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3. Brief Methods
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4. Brief Results
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5. Conclusion- what was learned from
this lab?
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1. Objective/Purpose of the lab clearly
stated
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Introduction
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(0-2)
2. Hypotheses stated; All Experimental
Variables Identified
Comments
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Independent- Dependent Constants
3. Background Information researched
(include the following)
1. Food webs/chains, Trophic
Pyramid and levels (discuss
producers and consumers), and flow
of energy, biomass, and populations
numbers through an ecosystem
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1. Materials Listed and Bulleted
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Materials
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Comments
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Item
1. Procedure (paragraph form,
summarize steps, must show good
understanding of what was done in
lab
2. Picture/Diagram of general set-up
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Methods
Possible Points
(0-15)
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Results
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Quantitative and Qualitative Data Organized
In a Neat Fashion- Need a visual summary of
all collected data
 Charts (pictures; numeric)
 Graphs (quant. Data)
Comments
Comments
(0-15)
*You may not have all of these depending on
your own hypotheses/purpose*
1.
2.
All Charts and graphs must labeled with
a title (Fig. 1, Chart 1, Graph 1, etc)
All charts and graphs must have a small
summary underneath them describing
what is going on in the data
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Analysis Questions
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Conclusion
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Item
1. Recall what you did in the labsummarize what went on in the lab
2. Explain the purpose/why you did the
lab- Objectives!
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3. Reflect on the lab’s meaning and
whether you proved/disproved your
hypotheses
* Restate the hypothesis
* the data support the hypothesis;
*the data do not support the hypothesis; or
*the data generally support the hypothesis
but with exceptions (tell what they are)
*Must use and discuss ACTUAL DATA from
the results when discussing the
hypothesis…similar to when we use quotes in
reading texts to answer a question
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4. Uncertainty- Possible errors or ways
your lab/experiment could have been
improved/done better
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5. New Questions and Conclusion- final
statement about what was learned in
the lab and an extension or new
question from that
Total Points
(0-2)
_______/ 10
References
Possible Points
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Item
1. 3 Sources
2. Recent copyright (2008 and up)
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3. Proper MLA Format
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Total Points
TOTAL POINTS
Comments
Comments
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________/ 100 = _______ %