1a. If another source of prey were available to the whales, what changes in population size would you expect for the seals and the whales? 1b. Calculate the rate of population change for the whales and the seals for the full length of the study. 1c. Does the seal and killer whale relationship represent a sigmoid or peak phenomenon? justify answer with supporting details.
1a. If another source of prey were available to the whales, what changes in population size would you expect for the seals and the whales?
1b. Calculate the rate of population change for the whales and the seals for the full length of the study.
1c. Does the seal and killer whale relationship represent a sigmoid or peak phenomenon? justify answer with supporting details.
1d. Climate change (an abiotic factor) has slowly decreased habitat for the arctic seals.
e. Predict how a reduction in habitat could change the behavior of the killer whales.
f. Explain how this scenario would affect the carrying capacities for both the whales and the seals.
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200
190
# of seals
180
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
Year 1
seal
Year 2
Seal and Whale Populations
Whale
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
darrying capacity
Carrying capacity for
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18
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Year Seal Births
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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N/A
50
100
90
95
85
65
60
64
65
Predation
Year
1
Seal Population
100
Whale Population 5
N/A
30
45
60
85
73
60
50
55
55
2
115
7
Starvation Seal Deaths
3
155
11
N/A
5
15
17
25
21
17
14
10
10
4
168
15
N/A
35
60
77
110
94
77
64
65
65
5
6
183 192
19
17
Population
Change
N/A
7
204
12
15
40
13
15
9
12
4
1
0
8
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100
9
209
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115
155
168
183
192
204
208
209
209
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