Question

check for understanding taylor is a bird watcher. she takes data on the number of birds and their different species for a wildlife refuge. her most recent data - set includes: site 1 she counted 294 birds, belonging to 27 species. site 2 she counted 288 birds belonging to 33 species. 1. which site has the most bird richness? claim (your answer) evidence site 2 has the most bird richness she counted 288 birds belonging to 33 species use the data below to answer questions 2 - 4 evans parkway in montgomery county md may 28th 2018 identified 19 species, 6 are listed below (https://ebird.org/view/checklist/s46099804) aspen hill in montgomery county md may 19th 2018 identified 49 species, 6 are listed below (https://ebird.org/view/checklist/s45832326) bird species number of individuals counted bird species number of individuals counted mourning dove 4 mourning dove 2 chimney swift 2 chimney swift 6 red - bellied woodpecker 2 red - bellied woodpecker 7 fish crow 9 fish crow 1 american robin 6 american robin 10 house sparrow 15 house sparrow 0 2. in evans parkway area, which species has the most relative abundance? claim (your answer) evidence 3. which location has the most species richness? claim evidence 4. which location has the most relative abundance of species based on the data provided? claim evidence

Explanation:

Step1: Find relative abundance in Evans Parkway

For Evans Parkway, we look at the number of individuals of each species. House Sparrow has 15 individuals, Mourning Dove has 4, Chimney Swift has 2, Red - bellied Woodpecker has 2, Fish Crow has 9 and American Robin has 6. Since 15 is the highest number among them, House Sparrow has the most relative abundance in Evans Parkway.

Step2: Determine species richness location

Evans Parkway has 19 identified species and Aspen Hill has 49 identified species. Since 49>19, Aspen Hill has the most species richness.

Step3: Analyze relative abundance of species for locations

To find relative abundance of species for locations, we need to consider the total number of individuals of all species in each location. But we are not given the sum for all species in each location in a simple way. However, since Aspen Hill has a much larger number of species (49 vs 19 in Evans Parkway) and we have some data points showing a decent number of individuals for different species in Aspen Hill, we can infer that Aspen Hill likely has the most relative abundance of species.

Answer:

1. Claim: House Sparrow

Evidence: It has 15 individuals, the highest among species in Evans Parkway.

1. Claim: Aspen Hill

Evidence: It has 49 identified species compared to 19 in Evans Parkway.

1. Claim: Aspen Hill

Evidence: It has a larger number of species (49) compared to Evans Parkway (19) and data shows a good number of individuals for various species.