Question

1. graph the zebra mussel population data on the grid below. label the axes and provide a title.

year	1960	1962	1964	1966	1968	1970	1972	1974	1976	1978	1980	1982	1984	1986	1988

Explanation:

Step1: Determine x - axis and y - axis

The x - axis will represent the year and the y - axis will represent the number of zebra mussels per m².

Step2: Label the x - axis

Mark the years 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988 on the x - axis with appropriate intervals.

Step3: Label the y - axis

Based on the range of the number of zebra mussels (from 0 to 2950), choose an appropriate scale for the y - axis, for example, intervals of 200 or 500.

Step4: Plot the points

For each year, plot a point corresponding to the number of zebra mussels per m². For example, for 1960, the number is 0, so plot a point at (1960, 0); for 1964, the number is 203, so plot a point at (1964, 203) and so on.

Step5: Provide a title

A suitable title could be "Zebra Mussel Population per Square Meter from 1960 - 1988".

Answer:

A graph with the x - axis labeled "Year", the y - axis labeled "Number of zebra mussels per m²", points plotted according to the data, and titled "Zebra Mussel Population per Square Meter from 1960 - 1988".