Do Now Collect materials from the front of the room Turn in Symbiosis worksheet (if you didn’t do it yesterday) Take your seat Remember: QUIZ ON Friday Start working on Ecological Relationships Model 1
Objective analyze population growth graphs and explain how limiting factors affect carrying capacity. By the end of class, students will be able to:
Populations A population is all of the organisms of one species inhabiting a particular place
Population Size Populations can increase or decrease in size depending on different factors.
Population Size What can cause a population to grow in size?
Population Size What can cause a population to grow in size? BirthsImmigration
Population Size What can cause a population to decrease in size?
Population Size What can cause a population to decrease in size? Deaths Emigration
Population Growth Models Exponential vs. Logistic Growth
Exponential Growth J curve Unlimited resources
Logistic Growth S Curve Limiting factors
Which Occurs More in Nature?
Logistic Growth! Why?
Exponential Growth J curve
Why is the water overflowing in the picture below?
Capacity The maximum amount something can hold How does this relate to logistic growth of populations?
Carrying Capacity The population size an area can support Note: specific to the area and to the species!
What determines carrying capacity?
Limiting factors Density-dependent factors Density-independent factors
Density Dependent Predation Competition Infectious disease Prey availability
Density Independent Genetic diseases Weather
Populations can exceed their carrying capacity … for a while
Please finish Questions 1-9, 11-13
Speaking of overpopulated
Exit Ticket Silently without notes! Why do populations have a carrying capacity? (In other words why can’t populations continue to grow forever?)