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Chapter 8 Population Density dispersion Growth rate Reproductive potential Exponential growth Carrying capacity niche competition predation parasitism mutualism commensalism symbiosis Chapter 8 ~ HOW POPULATIONS GROW I. Characteristics of ____________ A. 3 important characteristics: 1. _____________ distribution a) Area _______________ by a _______________ 2. Density a) Number of _____________ per unit area 3. Growth ___________ II. Population Growth A. 3 factors affect population ________: 1. Number of ___________ 2. Number of ____________ 3. Number of individuals that _________ or __________ a population a) ______________ and emigration B. Will ____________ if more individuals are ____________ than die C. Will ______________ if more individuals ____________ than are born D. Will remain the ___________ if _________ numbers die and are born III. Exponential Growth A. Under ideal conditions with __________ resources, a population will grow exponentially B. _______________ with each generation C. Ideal conditions __________ occurs in nature, so exponential growth ______________ normally occur in nature IV. Logistic Growth A. ___________ population 1. Growth starts _____________ 2. Growth becomes exponential 3. As resources become __________ growth ________ or stops 4. It will hover around the same number a) The carrying capacity LIMITS TO GROWTH I. Limiting Factors A. A factor that causes population growth to _________________ 1. _________________ 2. Predation 3. Parasitism and _________ 4. _____________ and other climate extremes 5. _____________ disturbances B. II. Can effect the long term _________ of a species Density _______________ Factors A. A limiting factor that depends on population ____________ B. III. Become limiting only when the number of organisms reaches a certain _______ 1. They do not effect _________ populations as strongly C. Include: 1. ________________ 2. Predation 3. ____________ and disease Competition A. Organisms compete for: 1. _________ 2. Water 3. ___________ 4. Sunlight 5. Other essential _________ B. Competing organisms can be from the __________ species or _____________ species IV. Predation A. Large prey population B. Predator population _____________ because there is more to eat C. More prey will be eaten D. Prey population decreases E. Less prey to eat, so ______________ population will decrease V. Parasitism and Disease A. The ____________ the population, the more likely it is to be _____________ with parasites due to close living quarters VI. Mutualism A. When both organisms involved in a reaction benefit… VI. Density-Independent Factors A. Affects all populations regardless of ____________ 1. ________________ 2. _____________ disasters 3. Seasonal __________ 4. Certain human activities: a) Damming rivers b) Clear cutting _________ B. A population ___________ follows, may or may not recover The Lesson of the Kaibab Introduction: The environment may be altered by forces within the biotic community, as well as by relationships between organisms and the physical environment. The carrying capacity of an ecosystem is the maximum number of organisms that an area can support on a sustained basis. The density of a population may produce such profound changes in the environment that the environment becomes unsuitable for the survival of that species. For instance, overgrazing of land may make the land unable to support the grazing of animals that lived there. Objectives: Graph data on the Kaibab deer population of Arizona from 1905 to 1939 Determine factors responsible for the changing populations Determine the carrying capacity of the Kaibab Plateau Background Before 1905, the deer on the Kaibab Plateau were estimated to number about 4000. The average carrying capacity of the range was then estimated to be about 30,000 deer. On November 28th, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt created the Grand Canyon National Game Preserve to protect the "finest deer herd in America." Unfortunately, by this time the Kaibab forest area had already been overgrazed by sheep, cattle, and horses. Most of the tall grasses had been eliminated. The first step to protect the deer was to ban all hunting. In addition, in 1907, The Forest Service tried to exterminate the predators of the deer. Between 1907 and 1939, 816 mountain lions, 20 wolves, 7388 coyotes and more than 500 bobcats were killed. Signs that the deer population was out of control began to appear as early as 1920 - the range was beginning to deteriorate rapidly. The Forest Service reduced the number of livestock grazing permits. By 1923, the deer were reported to be on the verge of starvation and the range conditions were described as "deplorable." The Kaibab Deer Investigating Committee recommended that all livestock not owned by local residents be removed immediately from the range and that the number of deer be cut in half as quickly as possible. Hunting was reopened, and during the fall of 1924, 675 deer were killed by hunters. However, these deer represented only one-tenth the number of deer that had been born that spring. Over the next two winters, it is estimated that 60,000 deer starved to death. Today, the Arizona Game Commission carefully manages the Kaibab area with regulations geared to specific local needs. Hunting permits are issued to keep the deer in balance with their range. Predators are protected to help keep herds in balance with food supplies. Tragic winter losses can be checked by keeping the number of deer near the carrying capacity of the range. DATA 1. Graph the deer population data. Place time on the X axis and "number of deer" on the Y axis. Make a LINE GRAPH! DATA TABLE Year Deer Population 1905 4,000 1910 9,000 1915 25,000 1920 65,000 1924 100,000 1925 60,000 1926 40,000 1927 37,000 1928 35,000 1929 30,000 1930 25,000 1931 20,000 1935 18,000 1939 10,000 Analysis 1. During 1906 and 1907, what two methods did the Forest Service use to protect the Kaibab deer? 2. Were these methods successful? Use the data from your graph to support your answer. 3. Why did the population of deer decline in 1925? 4. Why do you think the deer population size in 1900 was 4,000 when it is estimated that the plateau has a carrying capacity of 30,000? 5. Based on these lessons, suggest what YOU would have done in the following years to manage deer herds. 1915: 1923: Ch. 8 ~ Study Guide 1. Name 3 factors that affect population growth __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ 2. Explain the concept of exponential growth: _______________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 3. Draw a graph depicting exponential growth: 4. Explain the concept of logistical growth: __________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 5. Draw a graph depicting logistical growth: 6. List 5 limiting factors to population growth: __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 7. Define a Density Dependent Factor: _____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 8. Does it affect a large or small population? ________________________________________ 9. List 3 Density Dependent Factors: __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 10. Define a Density Independent Factor: ___________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 11. What kind of population does it affect? __________________________________________ 12. List 4 Density Independent Factors: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 13. What may happen to a population as a result of experiencing one or more of the factors From question 12? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________