Instructions: You will write a 1-page lab report using the scientific method to answer the following questions:



• Why do you see increases and decreases in the invasive species population?

• What are the implications associated with these alterations to the ecosystem as a whole?



When your lab report is complete, post it in Submitted Assignment files.



Part I: Using the lab animation, fill in the data table below to help you generate your hypothesis, outcomes, and analysis. Data has been filled in. 





Part II: Write a 1-page lab report using the following scientific method sections: 

• Purpose 

o State the purpose of the lab. 

• Introduction 

o This is an investigation of what is currently known about the question being asked. Use background information from credible references to write a short summary about concepts in the lab. List and cite references in APA style. 

• Hypothesis/Predicted Outcome 

o A hypothesis is an educated guess. Based on what you have learned and written about in the Introduction, state what you expect to be the results of the lab procedures. 

• Methods 

o Summarize the procedures that you used in the lab. The Methods section should also state clearly how data (numbers) were collected during the lab; this will be reported in the Results/Outcome section. 

• Results/Outcome 

o Provide here any results or data that were generated while doing the lab procedure. 

• Discussion/Analysis 

o In this section, state clearly whether you obtained the expected results, and if the outcome was as expected.

o Note: You can use the lab data to help you discuss the results and what you learned. 

Provide references in APA format. This includes a reference list and in-text citations for references used in the Introduction section. 

Give your paper a title and number, and identify each section as specified above. Although the hypothesis will be a 1-sentence answer, the other sections will need to be paragraphs to adequately explain your experiment. 

When your lab report is complete, post it in Submitted Assignment files.