Limits to population growth

Question 1

Define density dependent population control

Answer 1

When number of individuals in the pop. controls how many individuals can be in the population

Question 2

How are the populations of the snowshoe hare and the lynx connected?

Answer 2

Lynx is a consumer, diet being snowshoe hare.
* As hare population iincreases, so does the lynx’s.
* As more hare are eaten by the lynx, the hare population decreases .. and, so does the lynx.

Question 3

How do the population fluctuations of the snowshoe hare and the lynx demonstrate that they are density dependent?

Answer 3

It shows how affected each species is by the existence of the other.

Question 4

Define density independent population control

Answer 4

The size of the pop. is controlled by factors not related to how many individiuals are in the population.

Question 5

Do you think humans can impact the situation that could cause a density independent population change?

Answer 5

Yes. We are infamously known for doing exactly that to any poor creature which happens to be inhabitants of wherever it is we set our sights on.

I.e., we destroy habitats, taketaketake.