Carrying Capacity Homework wolf data

1. 
   

   Year	Wolf Population
   1971	10
   1972	12
   1973	16
   1974	22
   1975	28
   1976	24
   1977	21
   1978	18
   1979	19
   1980	19

   In what year was the wolf population the largest? ________
   

2. 
   In which years did the wolf population remain about the same? _______________________________
   

3. 
   In which years did the wolf population increase? _______________________
   

4. 
   In which years did the wolf population decrease? _______________________
   

5. 
   Plot the wolf data on the graph below.
   

6. 
   What is the carrying capacity for the wolf population? ______
   

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1. 
   What is the carrying capacity for the rabbit population? _________
   

2. 
   Is the rabbit population increasing or decreasing from May 1^st to June 1^st? ___________
   

3. 
   Which month had the lowest rabbit population? ___________
   

1. 
   Calculate the deer population change or each year above.
   

2. 
   What happens to the deer population when more deer were born than died? ______________________________________________________
   

3. 
   What happens to the deer population when fewer deer were born than died?
   

The wolves are predators of the moose.

1. 
   Between 1965 and 1970 the wolf population went down. Why do you think the moose population increased during that time? ______________________________
   

2. 
   Did the wolf population increase or decrease from 1970 to 1980? __________
   

3. 
   What happened to the moose population during this same time period (1970 to 1980)?
   

4. 
   Why do you think the wolf population dropped from 1980 to 1985?