Question

activator - how is population size affected by environmental factors? based on the patterns in the graphs, what do you think could account for the differences between the 2 populations of the deer? discuss - this portion should be completed with your partner. 4 pt 1. with your lab partner, share one idea each that you wrote for the question above. what were some ideas that arose from your discussion? my idea was... food, water,shelter,space my partner thought... 2. what do deer need to survive? 3. what interferes with a deers survival? 4. hypothesis: create a hypothesis for a deer population experiencing an environmental condition: if a population experiences then the population will because...

Explanation:

1. For the first sub - question, ideas from the discussion could include new factors like predation or disease that were not initially thought of.
2. Deer need food (such as plants), water, shelter (like forests or caves), and space to roam and find resources for survival.
3. Factors that interfere with a deer's survival can be predators (wolves, mountain lions), diseases (like chronic wasting disease), human activities (hunting, habitat destruction), and natural disasters.
4. Example hypothesis: If a population experiences a severe drought then the population will decline because there will be less water and food available for the deer.

Answer:

1. New ideas could be predation or disease.
2. Food, water, shelter, space.
3. Predators, diseases, human activities, natural disasters.
4. If a population experiences a severe drought then the population will decline because there will be less water and food available for the deer.