Oh Deer!
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.
The increase of "deer" was due to the deficiency of predators in the habitat.
3. Explain what caused the decrease of “deer” during the activity you participated in.
The decrease of "deer" was due to the growing population of predators in the habitat.
4. Define the term limiting factor. Give examples of limiting factors for the deer in our activity.
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.
The increase of "deer" was due to the deficiency of predators in the habitat.
3. Explain what caused the decrease of “deer” during the activity you participated in.
The decrease of "deer" was due to the growing population of predators in the habitat.
4. Define the term limiting factor. Give examples of limiting factors for the deer in our activity.
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.
7. What did you learn about population dynamics by doing this activity?
graph, what does the “balance of nature” look like? Should we expect populations to be static
(unchanging) or do they naturally fluctuate? Explain.
7. What did you learn about population dynamics by doing this activity?