1. Which Condition Had The Greatest Growth?

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Which condition had the greatest growth?
Graphs for all 4 conditions demonstrate a sharp increase then the graph plateaus out (flattens out) at around 10 weeks. Explain what this tells you about shrimp growth?
Why do you think the graph plateaus out at around 10 weeks? Propose a reason for this
What changes might you make to the experiment so the growth would plateau later (say at 20 weeks instead of at 10 weeks)? Think about this in relation to your answer to 3.
After about 30 weeks, the growth of brine shrimps start to decline (not depicted in graph). Propose a possible cause of this.

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