Sampling With Quadrats

Question 1

Step one

Answer 1

Put the 30 m tape measure across a trampled area of the school field to form a transect line.

Question 2

Step two

Answer 2

Put the 1 m2 quadrat against the transect line. One corner of the quadrat should touch the
0 m mark on the tape measure.

Question 3

Step 3

Answer 3

Count the number of daisy plants within the quadrat.

Question 4

Step 4

Answer 4

Record the number of daisies counted within the quadrat in a table

Question 5

Step 5

Answer 5

Move the quadrat 5 m up the transect line and count the number of daisy plants again. Record in the table.

Question 6

Step 6

Answer 6

Continue to place the quadrat at 5 m intervals and count the number of daisy plants in each quadrat.

Question 7

Step 7

Answer 7

Calculate the mean number of daisy plants per m? for the trampled area.

Question 8

Step 8

Answer 8

Move the 30 m tape measure to an un-trampled area of the school field to form the new transect line.

Question 9

Step 9

Answer 9

Repeat steps 2-7 for the un-trampled transect line.

Question 10

Step 10

Answer 10

Compare the population size of daisies in the trampled and un-trampled areas of the field.