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Create a Figure The following data represent the abundance of limpets that were collected on two shores; one shore was polluted the other was not. Sampling was carried out every week for 6 weeks, with 3 replicates per week per shore. Can you draw a figure that best represents these data? Pollution Status Week Plot 1 Plot 2 Plot 3 Unpolluted Unpolluted Unpolluted Unpolluted Unpolluted Unpolluted Polluted Polluted Polluted Polluted Polluted Polluted 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 23 30 23 25 28 29 15 13 14 15 18 19 25 22 28 32 34 20 16 18 14 22 20 18 22 24 28 28 20 30 18 14 19 17 18 22 The data are also available in Excel format. Hint ... if you're struggling to draw the graph, here's a tip that might help.

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