Chapter 1
A population of tigers lives in Bangladesh. Over 50 years, the size of the tiger population increased. What best explains the increase in the size of the tiger population?
More tigers were born than died.
A population of bluefish lives in the Gulf of Mexico. Over the last 50 years, the size of the bluefish population has decreased. What best explains the decrease in the size of the bluefish population?
Fewer bluefish were born than died.
A large population of ducks lives in an area with a lake. In the last 40 years, the size of the duck population has stayed the same. What must be true about the duck population during the last 40 years?
The number of ducks that were born was the same as the number of ducks that died.
A population of mice lives in the northeastern United States. Over the last 50 years, the size of the mouse population decreased. What best explains the decrease in the size of the mouse population?
Fewer mice were born than died.
The eater of the resource population is called
consumer population
The eater of the resource population is called
consumer population