Question

in the space below, graph the data from the table the left.
questions:

1. what type of growth curve is represented from 1996 to 2010?
2. what factors do you think contributed to this growth?

what type of growth curve is represented from 1996 - 2014?
what is the approximate carrying capacity of this population?
what types of limiting factors may have caused the population to level off? name both density - dependent and density - independent factors.

Explanation:

1. By observing the data trends over time, if the population first increases rapidly and then levels - off, it is likely a logistic growth curve. Factors contributing to population growth can include availability of resources (food, water), lack of predators, and favorable environmental conditions.
2. Density - dependent factors such as competition for resources, predation, and disease can cause a population to level off as it approaches the carrying capacity. Density - independent factors like natural disasters (floods, wild - fires) can also impact population size regardless of density.

Answer:

1. If the population first grows rapidly and then stabilizes, it is a logistic growth curve.
2. Density - dependent factors: competition for resources, predation, disease. Density - independent factors: natural disasters (e.g., floods, wild - fires).