Bio

ideas:

- using the biotic indexes to test the diversity and therefore the condition of the lake. - using sampling methods to sample the population size.distribution of the species - using quadrats and simpsons diversity index to test the biodiversity of the lake's 'shore' because of the usage of soil around the lake. we will the countingplants near the shoreand in the shallow parts of the water.

__research question:__ - comparing the biodiversity of a natural lake shore and a shore that is surrounded by the wall. __hypothesis:__ when the shore is left natural the diversity is higher, where there is a wall built around the lake to replace the shore there will be less diversity.

__method:__



-divide the quadrats into a grid, label the axis - randomly generate numbers according to the axis using a calculator to generate numbers - place qudart in a random area and use the numbers randomly generated to know in which part of the quadrat to count (use these number and the same quadrat everytime) - count the species of plants in the quadrat - record the species by taking photos or draws to later find the name - count the the individuals of each species (do not count leaves, instead count the whole plant based on where the origin is) - calculate the simpsons deiversity index using the above formula - repeat 5 times in each area (one area surrounded by a wall and an area with a natural shore)

__equipment list:__ - string - quadrats -calcultors -paper/note pad

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__actual lab:__

- we could not follow the method since the wall was verticl and had no slope. then when we went to the lake's shore, the quadrat we prepared was too small for the plant types there. so instead of doing random sampling, we had to make do with simply throwing the quadrat and countng the plants in it.

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