Weed And Soil Assessment For The Parking Lot “Islands” At Central High School
Weed and Soil Assessment for the Parking Lot “Islands” at Central High School
Jackie Doughty, Bridgette Minor, Akya Rice, Kendra Robinson, Jessica Scott, Lakita Scott and Kristy Tippey
ABSTRACT: Part A of this lab was performed to determine the extent to which an assortment of weeds have encroached in the parking lot “islands” at CHS since the school was built two years ago, when there were virtually no weeds present. Six quadrats of samples were collected and processed in the lab, after which a simple standard deviation analysis was performed. One quadrat proved difficult to sample because of an anthill on the curb (see picture below, on the right). The average mass (g) ratio of weeds to roots was 82g:22g or roughly 4:1. The data collected deviated significantly from the calculated mean, indicating that weeds have begun to take over sporadically in the parking lot islands, a fact that can be observed by observation: in some places the weed growth is extensive, while......
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