Question

An ecology student noticed that Big moose lake has a higher nitrogen level than Brant Lake, but has lower Algae growth. This data surprised her, because algae often flourish in water with high nitrogen levels. Develop a hypothesis to explain the surprisingly low algae growth in Big Moose Lake.

Answer 1

You can use an if__, then, because format

Answer 2

@seanC This question is part of a longer lab experiment about acid rain and how it affects algae growth. Next time please try to include all information to receive the best possible help.

http://wiki.archmereacademy.com/sandbox/users/jchristy/weblog/95bce/attachments/fee4c/Acid%20Rain%20lab.pdf?sessionID=4547715a5a5d6a622e83fedbbd61178fd48daf83

Try to compare big moose lake and brant lake. Besides nitrogen content, is there some other chemical property that is significantly different between the two lakes? data table 1 might be helpful