The Ups and Downs of Populations: Follow Up Questions

1. Describe what happened to your deer throughout the game? ____________________________________

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2. Which 2 factors caused the largest decline in your deer population?
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3. Based on the cards that you picked, what is a limiting factor? ____________________________________
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4. What are some of the abiotic and biotic limiting factors in your deer’s environment?

 Biotic Factors (at least 2): ________________________, __________________________

 Abiotic Factors (at least 2): __________________________, _______________________

5. Choose 2 factors that had a positive effect on your population, and explain why?

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6. Looking at your data table that shows how your population changed over time, what do you think your
ecosystem’s carrying capacity is? _____________________________________________________________

7. How do you know this is the carrying capacity (support with evidence from your game):

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