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Biology Lab Section 109

Dr. Ratterman

9/14/06

Egg Lab: Results

Table I

|Egg Size |Length |Width |Mass |

|Medium |53.30 mm |40.98 mm |50.4 g |

|Medium |52.94 mm |40.24 mm |47.9 g |

|Large |54.45 mm |43.05 mm |55.7 g |

|Large |56.10 mm |42.81 mm |57.8 g |

|Extra Large |60.10 mm |44.70 mm |67.1 g |

|Extra Large |59.25 mm |44.96 mm |65.7 g |

Table II

|Egg Size |Difference in Length (between two |Difference in Width (between two |Difference in Mass (between two eggs)|

| |eggs) |eggs) | |

|Medium |0.36 mm |0.74 mm |2.5 g |

|Large |1.65 mm |0.24 mm |2.1 g |

|Extra Large |0.85 mm |0.26 mm |1.5 g |

Table III

|Egg Size |Average Length |Average Width |Average Mass |

|Medium |53.12 mm |40.61 mm |49.15 g |

|Large |55.275 mm |42.93 mm |56.75 g |

|Extra Large |59.675 mm |44.83 mm |66.4 g |

Table IV

|Egg Size |Difference Between Average Lengths |Difference Between Average Widths |Difference Between Average Masses |

|Medium and Large |2.155 mm |2.32 mm |7.6 g |

|Large and Extra Large |4.4 mm |1.9 mm |9.65 g |

As each egg size got bigger, its measurements did indeed get bigger (Table I). For example, none of the measurements for the large eggs were smaller than the measurements for the medium eggs (Table I). The two eggs measured for each size were each about the same length, width, and mass. Their measurements only differed by at most 1.65 mm in length, 0.74 mm in width, and 2.5 g in mass (Table II). The greatest factor is separating the different eggs sizes was mass. The average masses for the two eggs measured for each size differed the most between egg sizes than their lengths or widths (Table IV).

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