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1. Define the following terms used to describe changes in population numbers:
a. Death rate (Mortality): ___________________________________________________________
b. Birth rate (Natality): _____________________________________________________________
c. Immigration: __________________________________________________________________
d. Emigration: ____________________________________________________________________
e. Migration: _____________________________________________________________________
2. Using the terms B, D, I, and E (above), construct equations to express the following (the first one is
complete for you
a. A population in Equilibirum: B + I = D + E
b. A declining population: ___________________________________________________________
c. An increasing population: _________________________________________________________
3. The rate of population change can be expressed as the interaction of all of these factors
Rate of population change = Birth Rate – Death Rate + Net Migration (positive or negative)
Using the formula above, determine the annual rate of population change for Mexico and the United States
in 1972:
USA Mexico
Birth Rate 1.73% 4.3% Rate of pop. change USA =
Death Rate 0.93% 1.0%
Net Migration +0.20% 0.0% Rate of pop. change Mexico =
4. A population started with a total number of 100 individuals. Over the following year, population data
were collected. Calculate birth rates, death rates, net migration rate, and rate of population change for the
data below (as percentages).
a. Births = 14. Birth rate = __________________
b. Net Migration = +2. Net migration rate = __________________
c. Deaths = 20. Death rate = __________________
d. Rate of population change = __________________
e. State whether the population is increasing or decreasing: __________________
5. __________________ is a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area.
6. Any population will experience rapid growth if it has unlimited resources. This type of uninhibited
growth is called ____________________________________.
7. Draw an exponential growth curve by completing the graph below.
8. The __________________ growth curve is a good example of how a population grows under real time
conditions.
9. The part of this growth curve that shows rapid growth is the __________________ part.
10. When the population levels off and shows a limited growth this part of the graph is called
__________________.
11. When a population reaches it steady state phase, ecologists draw a line through it representing the
__________________ capacity.
12. Draw a logistic growth curve by completing the graph below.
13. When populations become crowded, individuals __________________ for valuable resources.
14. Weather and natural disasters act independently of a population’s density. These factors are called
__________________ factors.
15. Using a line graph, graph the following data below and answer the questions that follow.
Year # Rabbits/acre # Fox/acre
1920 45 11
1930 35 19
1940 38 12
1950 22 21
1960 40 10
1970 28 15
16. What was the independent variable? How do you know?
17. What is/are the dependent variable(s)?
18. Why was there a decrease in the number of rabbits from 1920 to 1930?
19. If all the foxes were to disappear, what would keep the rabbit population in check over a period of time?
20. Make a graph using the data in each data table. One graph will show the growth rate of a fruit fly
population. The other graph will show the growth rate of a population of rabbits.
Fruit Fly Population Growth Rabbit Population Growth
Days Number of fruit flies Generations Number of rabbits
5 10 1 100
10 50 2 105
15 100 25 1000
20 200 37 1600
25 300 55 2400
30 310 72 3350
35 320 86 8000
40 320 100 13 150
a. What type of growth pattern is exhibited by the fruit fly population? Is it the same type of growth as
the rabbit population?
b. Does either graph indicate that there is a carrying a capacity for the population? If so, when does the
population reach its carrying capacity? What is the maximum number of individuals that can be
supported at that time?
c. Animals such as foxes and cats often prey on rabbits. Based on the growth curve of the rabbit
population, what might have happened if a group of predators moved into the rabbits’ habitat during
the tenth generation and began eating the rabbits?