APES Name Per. Date Predator Prey Simulation Object To simulate interactions between a predator population of coyotes and a prey population of mice, and to graph and to predict future populations over several generations. eri Paper plates, beans, plastic spoons Procedure In this simulation, the field (habitat) is represented by a shallow paper plate, the mouse population (prey) is represented by beans, and the coyote population (predator) is represented by spoons. You need to follow the rules of the community listed below to take the coyotes and mice through many generations, simulating the effects of each on the population of the other over time. Rules: © There must be a minimum of 10 mice at the start each generation. © At the end of each generation, the surviving mice double in number due to reproduction and immigration. © There can be no more than 100 mice to start each generation. So, 100 mice is the carrying capacity. ‘* There must be at least 1 coyote at the start of each generation. Coyote must capture 5 mice to survive in a generation and reproduce 1 offspring, Less than 5 mice = coyote death, but 1 new coyote will emigrate into the habitat (following the 1 coyote rule} Data & Graphing Using Excel, use a double-y axis plot (choose “custom” under chart type) to graph the initial mice and coyote population data for your 20 generations and then predict the plots (by hand) for the next ten generations. In order to do this, your x-axis must to go 30 generations - be sure to have 30 generations in your data table for the x-axis, even though the y-axis actual data will only go to 25 generations. Place both the coyote and mice data on the same graph so that the interrelationship can be easily observed. You know the proper components of a graph - label the axes, create a legend, and title the graph. Use one color for the coyote and another color for the mice.APES Name Per Date Analysis Questions (based on your graph) 1. There is a general cause and effect relationship seen in the variations in populations of predator and prey. This is what allows you to predict population trends into the future. Briefly describe this cause and effect relationship. naweve Petes leeReteted et Menon 2. Compare your graph to actual lee: predator-prey data on Isle Royale, Ml. Specifically, identify the cause and effect @0 relationship in this data. h200 ene 3. Predator-prey systems commonly are disturbed by external factors. Identify and describe any two external factors that could affect the coyote-mice relationship.Table 1. Number of mice caught by coyote, summary mouse & coyote population data, for 20 generations of cayete. Generation #: avsTs[7Je Initial # mice: [ 10 | 18 | 30 48 76 Initial # coyotes: # of mice caught by each coyote (#1-#17) # mice surviving # coyote surviving ofofol- # coyate off apring