1. Name three essential components of habitat (things animals need to survive).
A. Water
B. Food
C. Shelter
2. Explain what caused the increase of “deer” during the activity you participated in.
Because there was a lot of resources there were a lot of deer.
3. Explain what caused the decrease of “deer” during the activity you participated in.
The deer consumed most of the resources in the beginning, so as a result there were little resources in the end.
4. Define the term limiting factor. Give examples of limiting factors for the deer in our activity.
- Limiting factor is something that controls the population of a species.
- The limiting factors for the deer were the food, water and shelter.
5. Graph the data from the activity and attach to this sheet (make sure to correctly title and label the axes). Describe what the graph of our data looks like. How and why did our deer population change?
A. Water
B. Food
C. Shelter
2. Explain what caused the increase of “deer” during the activity you participated in.
Because there was a lot of resources there were a lot of deer.
3. Explain what caused the decrease of “deer” during the activity you participated in.
The deer consumed most of the resources in the beginning, so as a result there were little resources in the end.
4. Define the term limiting factor. Give examples of limiting factors for the deer in our activity.
- Limiting factor is something that controls the population of a species.
- The limiting factors for the deer were the food, water and shelter.
5. Graph the data from the activity and attach to this sheet (make sure to correctly title and label the axes). Describe what the graph of our data looks like. How and why did our deer population change?
6. Often we use the phrase "balance of nature” to describe a healthy ecosystem. Based on our graph, what does the “balance of nature” look like? Should we expect populations to be static (unchanging) or do they naturally fluctuate? Explain.
You should not expect populations to be static. Populations are constantly changing. They naturally fluctuate because there are many things that effect the populations such as the amount of resources or disasters.
7. What did you learn about population dynamics by doing this activity?
Limiting factors affect population.
You should not expect populations to be static. Populations are constantly changing. They naturally fluctuate because there are many things that effect the populations such as the amount of resources or disasters.
7. What did you learn about population dynamics by doing this activity?
Limiting factors affect population.