Total number of species versus Total Number of different species

<b>Meta-Data:</b><b>Variable 1-</b>Number of different species<b>Description: </b>Continuous-25 quadrats, with a one meter distance between each one, were studied for 30 seconds by 4 students. Each student studied one quarter of the quadrant and noted their observation of the total number of species out loud to the student recording the data.<b>Variable 2-</b>Total number of different species<b>Description: </b>Continuous-25 quadrats, with a one meter distance between each one, were studied for 30 seconds by 4 students. Each student studied one quarter of the quadrant and noted their observation of the total different number of species out loud to the student recording the data.<br><b>Method: </b>A group of 5 students was assembled at York University (North York, ON) to study and gather four different data sets in a grass-land and wood-lot area (edge of Keele street). This data set was one of the four, and it used a 1mx1m quadrat to study the insects and invertebrates found inside, each in the wood-land area. The first quadrat was dropped randomly, and then 25 quadrats were followed each a one meter distance from the previous quadrat (measure by a transact). The quadrat was visually divided into four and 4 students used sticks in order to analyze and find insects in the dirt in their asigned quarter and each spent 30 seconds (measured on a cell-phone timer) observing and later noting their observation aloud to the student recording the data. The data was recorded as each quadrat was studied.<br><b>Hypothesis: </b>The total number of species, and the total number of different species will be very similar in all 25 quadrats.<br><b>Predictions:</b><b>1.</b> The total number of species and the total number of different species is very similar due to the close distance between transacts.<b>2. </b> The total number of species and the total number of different species is zero, due to the cold temperature and the rain.<b>3. </b>There is a limited number of insects due to the rain and he cold weather.<b>4. </b>There is a limited number of insects present, because they can easily move out of the quadrat or hide due to detection of danger.<br><b>Environmental Description:</b>Temperature<b>=</b>17°CWind speed=29 km/hPrecipitation=15%Humidity=28%<br><b>Group Members: </b>Michelle Urman, Brenda Espin, Shunelle Prasad<b><br></b>