Phoebe is taking samples from a lake to determine how the populations of aquatic life change during the summer. Each week for a month she takes samples from different areas of the lake. Over the course of a month, she finds the marine life listed in the chart below. What should Phoebe change about her methodology to better address her question?

Provide details about the creatures in the "other" category.

Take samples from the same location each time.

Collect samples from nearby lakes for comparison.

Use a more sophisticated net to collect smaller creatures.

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Kasey Levy

Mathematics

20 July, 17:44

Phoebe is taking samples from a lake to determine how the populations of aquatic life change during the summer. Each week for a month she takes samples from different areas of the lake. Over the course of a month, she finds the marine life listed in the chart below. What should Phoebe change about her methodology to better address her question?

Provide details about the creatures in the "other" category.

Take samples from the same location each time.

Collect samples from nearby lakes for comparison.

Use a more sophisticated net to collect smaller creatures.

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Kaylynn Marquez · Answer 1

Organisms tend to move around in their environment so she should try to take samples from the same location each time to determine the change in that specific part.