EPP Written Answer Template

docx

School

University of Guelph *

*We aren’t endorsed by this school

Course

MISC

Subject

Biology

Date

Feb 20, 2024

Type

docx

Pages

Uploaded by MateMink3995

Effect of Pesticide Project – Written Answer Template Name and Student ID: The Effect of Pesticide Project is an individual assignment , completed and submitted individually to the EPP Dropbox by 10:00 PM on Friday November 27 th . Provide your answers below and submit this file (.doc, .docx, or .pdf) to the online Dropbox along with the EPP Data Analysis Template Excel file (.xls, or .xlsx). Make sure to submit all of your files in the correct format or you will get a zero for all marks associated with the incorrect file! See EPP Instructions for more details on submission requirements. PART I: HYPOTHESIS AND PREDICTION 4 marks Write a hypothesis and a prediction that logically extends from one of the research questions posed below and that you could test in this experiment. Make sure not to copy the example from the instructions! Research Question(s): What are the effects of pesticides on non-target insects? Which pesticide, synthetic or organic, is less harmful on non-target insects? Hypothesis: The synthetic pesticides are more harmful to non-target insect populations than organic pesticides due to their persistence on the environment. Prediction: If synthetic pesticides are more harmful to non-target insect populations and the synthetic pesticide’s were used at the same time as the organic pesticide then the synthetic pesticide would have a greater effect on insect populations over time. PART II: DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS 176 marks Download the EPP Data Analysis Template Excel file (Week #8  Seminar  EPP Assignment. Complete the spreadsheet by following the steps and questions in the Excel file and within the EPP Instructions document. Make sure to upload your completed Excel file to the EPP Dropbox in .xls or .xlsx format. Please use Arial, Times New Roman or Calibri 12-point font, with 1 or 1.15 spacing for all sections. Please do not alter the margins of the document.

Effect of Pesticide Project – Written Answer Template PART III: RESULTS 56 marks Untreated Organic Pesticide Synthetic Pesticide 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Number of Individuals Time 0 Number of Individuals Time 1 Number of individuals This figure shows the relation between the total population of insects before and after treatment you can see that the untreated population goes up while both treated populations go down. Time 0 Time 1 Time 0 Time 1 Male Female 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Untreated Organic Pesticide Synthetic Pesticide Number of individuals This figure shows the relation between the total population of insects before and after treatment while taking sex into consideration. In this figure you can see that the significant decline in treated populations is only in the females.

Effect of Pesticide Project – Written Answer Template Time 0 Time 1 Time 0 Time 1 Young Adult 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Untreated Organic Pesticide Synthetic Pesticide Number of individuals This figure shows the relation between the total population of insects before and after treatment while taking developmental stages into consideration. In this figure you can see that only the significant decline in treated populations is only in the youth. Untreated Organic Pesticide Synthetic Pesticide 3.75 3.8 3.85 3.9 3.95 time 0 time 1 Body length This figure shows the relationship between treatment and body size of the whole population. In this figure we can determine that use of pesticides increase the variation of body size in a population.

Your preview ends here

Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version

Access to all documents
Unlimited textbook solutions
24/7 expert homework help

Effect of Pesticide Project – Written Answer Template Untreated Organic Pesticide Synthetic Pesticide 3.35 3.4 3.45 3.5 3.55 3.6 3.65 3.7 Time 0 Time 1 Body length(mm) This figure shows the relationship between treatment and body size of just male insects. In this figure you can see that use of pesticides doesn’t have a great effect Untreated Organic Pesticide Synthetic Pesticide 3.7 3.8 3.9 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Time 0 Time 1 Body length(mm) This figure shows the relationship between treatment and body size of just female insects. In this figure you can see that use of pesticides increases body size in females.

Effect of Pesticide Project – Written Answer Template PART IV: ABSTRACT 10 marks The dairy bush on campus at the university of Guelph is full of different insects and we don’t want to harm non target insects by using pesticides. This lab was conducted to see what effects organic pesticides have versus synthetic pesticides to see what alternative would be better. Checks were made before and after treatment to see how the pesticides affected population size and population body size and whether sex and age were attributing factors. Three logs were set up adjacent to the dairy bush and were then populated by samples of bug species. The logs were examined, and data was taken on the insects, treatment was applied and later the logs were examined a second time. The results gathered determine that pesticides are most useful against young female bugs. Another determination could be that the organic and synthetic pesticides are almost just as bad as each other and no significant difference is made from using one or the other. This means we should use whatever pesticide is cheapest.

Effect of Pesticide Project – Written Answer Template PART V: DISCUSSION AND DATA INTERPRETATION 18 marks Why were the 3 treatments (plots) adjacent to (or abutting) the Dairy Bush? 2 marks The three treatments are adjacent to the dairy bush to see what the effects of the pesticides are before putting them in the environment. Why might the untreated plot have been included in the experimental design? 2 marks The untreated plot could have been included as a control to see what affect the pesticides had. You calculated the SD and SEM for leg or body length. Are these values different? If so, which values are smaller? Why or why not are the values different? 4 marks Standard deviation and standard error differ in the fact that standard deviation measures variability over a select sample whereas standard error estimates this variability over a population from isolated samples. The standard error tends to be much smaller because the length of the body is much larger then the variation of body length across a population. Did the results of the experiment support or reject your hypothesis and prediction outlined in Part 1? Briefly explain why or why not. 2 marks No the results of the experiment did not help support my hypothesis and prediction. In order to draw conclusions from my hypothesis, more time would be needed between time 0 and time 1 to see whether the synthetic pesticide was more harmful for longer.

Your preview ends here

Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version

Access to all documents
Unlimited textbook solutions
24/7 expert homework help

Effect of Pesticide Project – Written Answer Template After analyzing the data gathered from the experiment, what is a reasonable conclusion that you could make regarding the ecological, evolutionary and physiological effect (or impact) of the pesticides on the non-target insects? 4 marks After analyzing the data gathered from this experiment it’s reasonable to say that both pesticides have negative consequences, but neither is significantly less harmful then the other. They both lowered total population and raised average body length. This would change how the insects evolve in the future. They may become resistant to the pesticide and they may get larger Now that you have completed this assignment, state one strength and one weakness of the experimental design or data collected and provide a brief explanation of each. 4 marks Explanation of why Strength: It was easy to use the giga pan an analyse data Excel made it very easy to obtain and visualise data Weakness : Sample sizes The sample sizes are very small and may not show a good range for the entire population In addition to the above marks, the total marks for the assignment includes 4 marks allotted to writing (overall quality and clarity of writing, spelling and grammar, punctuation).

Related Documents

osmosis LAb(2).pdf

Week 5 laboratory reflection - UV mutagenesis.docx

BIOL 3380 lab report 8.doc

F23 Exp 10 Lab Report(1).docx

Kami Export - LS7C Week 4B Pre-Class Reading Guide (1).pdf

Senses and ANS.pdf

Lab 4 Answer Sheet 1.docx

20 Questions for Week 2.docx

cancer project.docx

Week 3.Fire.RNAi.paper.Journal.Club.SP23(1) (1).docx

Week 9.Cell.Culture.FA23.docx

Module+1+Information+Literacy+and+Guided+Investigation.docx

Recommended textbooks for you

Case Studies In Health Information Management

Biology

ISBN:9781337676908

Author:SCHNERING

Publisher:Cengage

Principles Of Pharmacology Med Assist

Biology

ISBN:9781337512442

Author:RICE

Publisher:Cengage

Essentials Health Info Management Principles/Prac...

Health & Nutrition

ISBN:9780357191651

Author:Bowie

Publisher:Cengage

An Illustrated Guide To Vet Med Term

Biology

ISBN:9781305465763

Author:ROMICH

Publisher:Cengage

Medical Terminology for Health Professions, Spira...

Health & Nutrition

ISBN:9781305634350

Author:Ann Ehrlich, Carol L. Schroeder, Laura Ehrlich, Katrina A. Schroeder

Publisher:Cengage Learning

Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Billin...

Health & Nutrition

ISBN:9781337679480

Author:GREEN

Publisher:Cengage

SEE MORE TEXTBOOKS

Recommended textbooks for you

Case Studies In Health Information Management
Biology
ISBN:9781337676908
Author:SCHNERING
Publisher:Cengage
Principles Of Pharmacology Med Assist
Biology
ISBN:9781337512442
Author:RICE
Publisher:Cengage
Essentials Health Info Management Principles/Prac...
Health & Nutrition
ISBN:9780357191651
Author:Bowie
Publisher:Cengage
An Illustrated Guide To Vet Med Term
Biology
ISBN:9781305465763
Author:ROMICH
Publisher:Cengage
Medical Terminology for Health Professions, Spira...
Health & Nutrition
ISBN:9781305634350
Author:Ann Ehrlich, Carol L. Schroeder, Laura Ehrlich, Katrina A. Schroeder
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Billin...
Health & Nutrition
ISBN:9781337679480
Author:GREEN
Publisher:Cengage