• PUT EVERYTHING AWAY

BUT SOMETHING TO
WRITE WITH

• AFTER QUIZ GET OUT

NOTES PACKET
Populations
 What affects a population?
1. Predation
- Predators: as the number of prey increase, the number of
predators will too

2. Disease
- Outbreaks occurs when population density is high
- Disease is transmitted easier

3. Parasites
- Similar to disease, when population density
is high, parasites are
transmitted easier

4. Competition
- Individuals compete for:
Food, water, shelter, & space
What is Population Growth Rate?
• Population Growth Rate: Explains how fast a given
population grows

– If death rates decrease and births increase, the

population with increase OR decrease?

• Emigration: Used to describe the number of

individuals who move away from a population.

• Immigration: Used to describe the number of

individuals who move into a population.
 Types of Growth
Predator/Prey Model:
As the number of lynx increase, the number of hare also increase.

As then number of hare decrease, the number of lynx decrease.

 Types of Growth
Exponential Growth Model:
Bacteria in a Petri dish
• Food is placed into a Petri dish, and bacteria is introduced to the food.

• The first 2 hours is the “lag phase”, followed with exponential growth.

• During the 2nd hour, bacteria begin to reproduce because there is

plenty of food available.

• The bacteria will grow exponentially until there is no more food, and then
they will all die.

Often referred to as
“J-Shaped Growth”
Lag Phase
Exponential
Growth

Video
 Types of Growth
Logistic Growth Model:

• Notice the S-shape in this graph…

the population levels off (stabilizes)

• Carrying Capacity: The maximum number of

individuals in a species that an environment can
support for a long period of time.
The End