he mean number of buttercups in one quadrat was 8Calculate the number of buttercups per m 2Use your answer from Question 02.5

To calculate the number of buttercups per square meter, you need to know the size of the quadrat used in the study.

1. Let's assume the quadrat used was 1m x 1m (1 square meter). In this case, the mean number of buttercups per quadrat is already given as 8. So, the number of buttercups per square meter would also be 8.

2. If the size of the quadrat was different, you would need to adjust the number accordingly. For example, if the quadrat was 0.5m x 0.5m (0.25 square meters), you would multiply the mean number of buttercups by 4 (since there are 4 of these quadrats in a square meter) to get the number of buttercups per square meter.

Without the size of the quadrat, it's impossible to give a more specific answer.