User:Isabella Jorgensen/Notebook/Biology 210 at AU

January 25, 2015 Biological Life at AU

The purpose of this experiment was to collect different forms of life from different ecosystems on AU's campus and to observe the biodiversity within each transect. The reason each student was to observe different ecosystems on campus was to give them a general idea of how biodiversity works on a small scale so that they could apply what they learned to a larger scale. The study of ecology, which focuses on how different organisms and species relate to one another is the overarching theme for this experiment as each transect represents a small ecosystem in which the biotic and abiotic organisms are unique to their location in time and space. To examine the effects of evolution, the students observed several members of the green algae group in the Volvocine line. Through observations they were looking to observe the workings of natural selection and the three main mechanisms, variability, heritability, and differential capacity for survival and reproduction. 

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