Question

logistic growth
in a period of growth, limiting factors eventually slow the population growth to plateau or level off. this gives an s - shaped curve to the population graph.
the population size at which it levels off, which represents the maximum population size a particular environment can support, is called the carrying capacity, or k.
logistic growth is a type of population growth that starts with exponential growth but then slows down and stabilizes as the population approaches the carrying capacity.
this is considered a stable ecosystem with the population size staying at the carrying capacity of the ecosystem.
in areas with introduced rabbits, logistic growth is not usually achieved. instead, the rabbits continuously go through boom and bust cycles.

1. propose a reason for why the rabbit population does not stabilize.

lack of natural predators or other limiting factors

1. the lynx, a large feline predator, had suffered major population declines in europe and was on the endangered species list. environmentalists set out to save the species through breeding programs and reintroduction. the lynx is a specialist predator that feeds almost exclusively on rabbits.

label each of the blanks on the graph with the following stages of a population responding to the carrying capacity of the ecosystem with the following terms:

1. exponential growth 2) overshoot 3) decline 4) recovery 5) carrying capacity.

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Explanation:

La curva empieza con un crecimiento rápido, que es el crecimiento exponencial. Luego supera la capacidad de carga, lo que es el overshoot. Después, la población disminuye, lo que es el decline. Después de la disminución, la población aumenta nuevamente, lo que es la recovery. La línea horizontal a la que la población tiende es la capacidad de carga.

Answer:

Desde la parte izquierda hacia la derecha, en el primer segmento ascendente: 1) exponential growth
En el pico más alto: 2) overshoot
En el segmento descendente después del pico: 3) decline
En el siguiente segmento ascendente: 4) recovery
La línea horizontal a la que se estabiliza: 5) carrying capacity