Calculating Actual Percentages - Worksheet 5

Quadrat Drawn on Grid


Plant Key Code:
Yellow Coneflower
Indian Grass
Compass Plant
Big Bluestem Grass
Rosinweed
Bare Ground

1. How many small squares is the quadrat divided into?______

2. What percent of the quadrat is each small square equal to? ______

3. Estimate the percentage of each plant? Record your answers in the data table.

Name of Plant

Number of Squares

Percent of Quadrat Covered
Yellow Coneflower    
Indian Grass    
Compass Plant    
Big Bluestem Grass    
Rosinweed    
Bare Ground