Biodiversity & Ecosystems

Understanding Population Trends 1

Mark Allocation Practical 5

Population Trends

Does the report have

a title & a brief introduction c citations & referenced?

[1 mark] [1 mark] [1 mark]

A Are the tables present and completed? Are the graphs present, correct and labelled?

What is the difference between exponential and and logistic (sigmoidal) growth ?
[1 mark]

How do populations gain and lose individuals? [1 mark] What are the characteristics of a population which has a high intrinsic rate of
increase? mark] [1

What are the environmental factors which act to (1) increase population growth
and (2) decrease population growth ? mark] [1

What happens if the population size exceeds the carrying capacity? [1 mark] Why is a random change in K from year to year a problem for management of
commercially exploited wild populations? mark] [1

Explain what you will do if there is a good season and deer populations for the
next season are predicted to overshoot carrying by 20 % ? mark] [1