If circumstances are ideal a population will have exponential growth, this means it doubles every generation, so 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 etc. This goes on till the population reaches the carrying capacity.
carrying capacity
exponential growth
population starts growing
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LIMITING FACTORS:
When a population reaches the carrying capacity, the growth of the population is slowed down by the limiting factors:
oxygen
toxic waste
overcrowding
predators
disease
climate
lack of shelter
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POPULATION RESEARCH:
When researching plants your always use a quadrat by calculating a percentage cover.
When reaserching animals you use the mark, capture and release method.
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Predator- prey cycle
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HW FOR LESSON 4:
COMPLETE TEH WORKSHEETS ON CLASSROOM FOR LESSON 4 AND UPLOAD THEM PLEASE.
FOR THE PROJECT: LESSONS 1-3 SHOULD BE COMPLETED
LESSON 4: CREATE A PREDATOR PREY CYCLE FOR YOUR APEX PREDATOR
Lesson duration is: 45 min
