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Island Biogeography Lab

Student Name:

Pre-Activity Questions:
Use information from the lesson to answer these questions. Answer in complete sentences.
1. Describe how biodiversity would be different between a faraway small island and a nearby large island.
Ans- Faraway small islands typically have lower biodiversity due to limited species migration and colonization,
while nearby large islands have higher biodiversity due to greater accessibility to mainland and neighboring
species, allowing a wider variety of species to inhabit.

2. Explain why it is claimed that species on islands may have a lower ecological tolerance compared to those on the
mainland.
Ans - Island species may have lower ecological tolerance due to their isolation and limited resources

Lab Instructions:
*If you do not have colored pens, pencils, or markers, label your circles A, B, C, and D instead. (See example
image)

1. Draw a brown circle (6 inches in diameter) on your paper and cut it out. Place it in the center of your table.

2. Draw a red circle (3 inches in diameter) on your paper and cut it out. Place it 3 inches above the edge of the
brown circle in the center of your table.

3. Draw a green circle (4 inches in diameter) on your paper and cut it out. Place it 3 inches to the left of the edge of
the brown circle.

4. Draw a yellow circle (4 inches in diameter) on your paper and cut it out. Place it 6 inches below the edge of the
brown circle.

5. Draw a blue circle (3 inches in diameter) on your paper and cut it out. Place it 6 inches to the right of the edge of
the brown circle.

B D

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6. Drop 100 beans from a height of 12 inches directly above the center of the brown circle. Each bean represents one
species that attempts to immigrate to the island.

7. Record the number of beans on each island (not the brown mainland) in the data table. Each bean that lands on an
island represents a successful colonization by a single species.

8. Collect the beans and drop them for four more trials. Record your results.

Data:
Trial Blue Island Red Island Green Island Yellow Island
1 5 8 4 9
2 2 5 8 6
3 3 7 4 2
4 9 3 8 1
5 1 3 7 2

Calculations:
Calculate the average value for each island and record it in the data table. To calculate average, add all the
values of the trials and divide the value by the number of trials, which is five. Please show your work.
Example:
Trial One: 3 beans
Trial Two: 4 beans
Trial Three: 5 beans
Trial Four: 7 beans
Trial Five: 2 beans

Average = 3 + 4 + 5 + 7 + 2 = 21/5 = 4.2

Blue Island Red Island Green Island Yellow Island


Average 4 5.2 6.2 4
Lesson Connections:

Use your lesson and the results of your activity to answer the questions. Answer questions in complete
sentences.

1. Which island has the highest average migrations? Explain why.


Ans- The highest average migrations are in green island.
2. Which islands would you select as a wildlife sanctuary? Explain your reasoning.
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Ans – The islands with the most successful migration were the green island .
3. Did the lab activity follow the island biogeography model? Why or why not?
Ans - If the lab activity involved studying the diversity of species on an island and considering these
factors, then it can be said to have followed the island biogeography model.
4. The biogeography model includes the "rescue effect." How does this impact the two closest islands in
your activity?
Ans - The "rescue effect" increases the amount of people moving between the two closest islands.
5. Pretend that the blue island (or island D) is the oldest. How could that impact the number of different
species on the blue island, compared to the other younger islands around it?
Ans - It would have more species on it because its older and more species migrated to it
or developed on it over time.

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