Chapter 2. Population Ecology

Learning Objectives

Convert each of your absorbance readings to a population density (number of Chlamydomonas/mL) using either a standard curve or the equation provided by your instructor that relates absorbance at 750 nm to the Chlamydomonas population size.

Make a table in your laboratory notebook similar to the example shown in Table 4-6 to record your population density data of your C. reinhardtii cultures.

Table 4-6. Population density of Chlamydomonas cultures.