7.1 Adaptations, interdependence and competition

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Question 9
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Ecologists investigated the population density of Daphnia (water fleas) in a rectangular experimental breeding trough.

They collected five sample volumes of 1 dm3 each from different zones of the trough, filtered out the Daphnia, and counted them. The results are shown in the table below:

Sample numberNumber of Daphnia in 1 dm3 of water
134
212
341
428
515
a.

Calculate the mean number of Daphnia in 1 m3 of trough water, given that 1 m3=1000 dm31\text{ m}^3 = 1000\text{ dm}^31 m3=1000 dm3.

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b.

The trough has a rectangular volume with the following measurements:

  • Length=5.0 m\text{Length} = 5.0\text{ m}Length=5.0 m
  • Width=1.5 m\text{Width} = 1.5\text{ m}Width=1.5 m
  • Depth=0.6 m\text{Depth} = 0.6\text{ m}Depth=0.6 m

Calculate the estimated total number of Daphnia in the entire trough. Give your final answer in standard form.

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