Lab 1 dsl 200

follow the instructions below

Please avoid plagiarism

Go to Canvas and download the pdf Bugoni et al., 2001. Read the paper ahead of the date we will discuss it in class. Download this document and edit it to answer the questions below. This assignment is due to Canvas by the date and time listed on the syllabus and in the assignment post. Be sure to answer IN YOUR OWN WORDS and in FULL SENTENCES. Do not simply copy and paste from the research paper.

This study was inspired by the abundance of dead sea turtles that wash up on Brazil’s shoreline and it tests the hypothesis that most of the dead sea turtles that wash up on Brazil’s shoreline will have plastic in their digestive tract.

(1) What was the experiment the researchers devised to test the hypothesis? Summarize the experiment IN YOUT OWN WORDS in 2-3 sentences (3 points).

Now it is time to evaluate the results of the experiment. Answer each of the questions about the results below. Each answer should be comprised of one complete sentence.

(2) How many stranded sea turtles did the researchers find (2 points)?

(3) What percentage of the sea turtles studied had anthropogenic (human-made) debris in their digestive tract (2 points)?

(4) What was the most common type of anthropogenic debris in the digestive tract of the turtles studied (Table 1) (2 points)?

Now it is time analyze the results of the experiment. Answer each of the questions below in 2-3 complete sentences.

(5) Did the results of the experiment support the hypothesis? Why or why not (3 points)?

(6) What would be a new avenue of research or new research idea you would suggest that built upon this project (3 points)?

An important part of writing a scientific report is properly citing the sources of information. Citations support claims made in reports and inform readers where they can find more information. This study is a peer-reviewed study, and you will have to cite several peer-reviewed studies in this class. Provide the citation information below. You should use the Lynn University guide to APA citations to configure your citations.

(7) Below write the in-text citation for this paper. In other words if you wanted to cite this paper in the body of an essay, put the citation you would put that type of citation below (1).

(8) Below provide the end-of-text citation. In other words, this is the full citation that would go on your references page if you cited this paper in your essay (4 points).