1.

Standardsaddressed
2.D.1CBioticandAbioticfactorsaffectthestabilityofpopulations,communities,and
ecosystems.
Waterandnutrientavailability
Availabilityofnestingmaterials
Foodchainsandwebs
Populationdensity
Speciesdiversity
Algalblooms
4.A.5Communitiesarecomposedofpopulationsoforganismsthatinteractincomplexways
A.Thestructureofacommunityismeasuredanddescribedbyspeciescompositionand
diversity.
B.Mathematicalorcomputermodelsareusedtoillustrateandinvestigatepopulation
interactionswithinandenvironmentalimpactsonacommunity.
Predator/preyrelationshipsspreadsheetmodel.
Symbioticrelationship
Graphicalrepresentationoffielddata
Introductionofspecies
Globalclimatechangemodels
C.Graphicalrepresentationsandmodelsareusedtorepresentpopulationgrowth
patternsandinteractions.
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C.Graphicalrepresentationsandmodelsareusedtorepresentpopulationgrowth
patternsandinteractions.
1.Competitionforresourcesandotherfactorslimitsgrowthandcanbedescribedbythe
logisticmodel.
2.Competitionforresources,territoriality,health,predation,accumulationofwastesand
otherfactorscontributetodensitydependentpopulationregulation.
f.Humanactivitiesimpactecosystemsonlocal,regionalandglobalscales.Evidenceof
studentlearningisademonstratedunderstandingofeachofthefollowing:
1.Ashumanpopulationshaveincreasedinnumbers,theirimpactonhabitatsforother
specieshavebeenmagnified.
2.Inturn,thishasoftenreducedthepopulationsizeoftheaffectedspeciesandresulted
inhabitatdestructionand,insomecases,theextinctionofspecies.
g.Manyadaptationsoforganismsarerelatedtoobtainingandusingenergyandmatter
inaparticularenvironment.

2.Equationsused
ExponentialEquation
dN/dt=rmaxN
LogisticEquation
dN/dt=rmax(KN/K)
3Risthedifferencebetweenthebirthanddeathrateandstandsforpercapitaincrease.

4.Fortheonewith20yearsthepopulationgraduallyincreasesbuttheonewithonehundred
yearsthepopulationhasasteeperincline.Thedifferencebetweenthetwoisthatonegraph
possesmoreyearsthantheother.
5.Whenincreasingthervaluethegraphincreasedasforwhendecreasingthervaluethe
graphsflippedandthepopulationdeclined.
6.Thegraphwillnotcontinuetogrowwhenthepopulationincreasestoapointwhereresources
becomelimitedcompetitionwillincreasegraduallysteadingthepopulation.
7.Kbecomesintroducedbecauseitstandsforthecarryingcapacity,thecarryingcapacity
representsthemaximumpopulationanareacansupportinthelogisticmodelthepopulation
capsofffasterwiththe20yeartimeperiodratherthanwiththe800yeartimeperiod.
8.Withthe100yearslogisticmodelitlooksmorelikeandupwardLthenwiththe20years
modelitresemblesmoreofanS.Thecarryingcapacityaffectedthemodelbecauseit
determinedhowmuchofapopulationtheenvironmentcancontain.
9.Thepopulationandgraphchangeswhenthervaluecausedthegraphtoeitherhavesteepor
haveagradualincline.Thekdeterminedwherethepopulationcappedoffandhasreachedits
limit.
10.Apopulationisagroupoforganismsofthesamegrouporspeciesinagivenarea.Through
logisticandexponentialmodelswewereabletofurtherunderstandhowcomplexinteractions
andprocesseswork,themodelscreatedgaveanunderstandingonhowthenumberofa
populationchangesovertimedependingonthenumberofresourcesavailableaswellashowit
relatestothecarryingcapacity.Withtheexponentialmodelitbecameapparentthatwithout
regardoflimitingsourcesthepopulationgraduallyincreasedincorrelationwiththeyears
presented.Inthelogisticmodeltherewasacarryingcapacitysoitcappedoffatcertainyears
thenthepopulationremainedsteady.Whenapplyingthistoanactualreallifesituationabiotic
factorssuchastemperature,lightandsoilcaninfluenceaspeciesabilitytosurvivewithinthe
tolerancerange,whereasbioticfactorsaspresentedwithinteractionsbetweenindividuals
ultimatelydeterminesthespeciessuccessforlife.IfthereisanythingIstillhavetroublewith
wouldbehowtoaccuratelyapplyanddistinguishwhichvariableofthemodeltoinputintothe
equation.HonestlyIwouldn'tnotwanttostudyanytopicsrelatingtologisticorexponential
modelsfurtherbecauseitisnotreallyatopicthatintriguesmeanymoreIwascuriousinthe
beginningtoseehowthislabwouldplayoutbutastimeprogressedIrealizedthatIhave
previouslybeenexposedtomodelsandsadlyIgraduallylostinterestinthetopic.Butifthere
weretobeanythingIthoroughlyenjoyeditwouldbelearninghowtoutilizeExceltomy
advantageforfurtherassignmentsdowntheroad.