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    This document summarizes the results of an owl pellet lab. It measures the dimensions and mass of an owl pellet. Upon examination, it found fur and feathers along with a skull and jaw bone. It then recorded the jaw length and estimated mass of 5 animals found in the pellet, including 3 rodents, a shrew, and a mole. It calculates the total mass of bones found and provides estimates of the minimum number of animals and total animal mass consumed by the owl that produced the pellet.

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    This document summarizes the results of an owl pellet lab. It measures the dimensions and mass of an owl pellet. Upon examination, it found fur and feathers along with a skull and jaw bone. It then recorded the jaw length and estimated mass of 5 animals found in the pellet, including 3 rodents, a shrew, and a mole. It calculates the total mass of bones found and provides estimates of the minimum number of animals and total animal mass consumed by the owl that produced the pellet.

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    Owl Pellet Lab: Measurements

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    This document summarizes the results of an owl pellet lab. It measures the dimensions and mass of an owl pellet. Upon examination, it found fur and feathers along with a skull and jaw bone. It then recorded the jaw length and estimated mass of 5 animals found in the pellet, including 3 rodents, a shrew, and a mole. It calculates the total mass of bones found and provides estimates of the minimum number of animals and total animal mass consumed by the owl that produced the pellet.

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    OwlPelletLab

    Measurements:
    Length:5.5cm
    Width:2.5cm
    mass:7.7g

    ExteriorExaminations:
    furandfeathers.Skull:20mmJawBone:13mm

    3.

    Jaw#

    JawLength

    Estimatedanimalmass

    20mm

    40g

    15mm

    30g

    18mm

    36g

    20mm

    40g

    13mm

    26g

    5.a)Whethertheanimalwaswellfedornotinitsenvironment
    b)5animals:3rodents,ashrewandamole.
    c)7.7g
    d)169.3g
    6.a)258g
    b)94170g
    c)maybe1300+
    d)maybe1,600,000+
    e)Perhapsovercountingthenumberofjaws,countingbrokenpieces,accidentally
    destroyingbones...breakingpieces.

    f)Theamountofdatawouldgrowlargerastheamountofenergywouldincreasetowards

    thebottomasmoreenergyislostbyeachconsumer.

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