How did predation affect the number of starving deer in Yellowstone? Use the data from Data Table 1 in the image and the vocabulary terms prey, predator, predation, balance, ecosystem, overpopulation, and vegetation in your response.

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How did predation affect the number of starving deer in Yellowstone? Use the data from Data Table 1 in the image and the vocabulary terms prey, predator, predation, balance, ecosystem, overpopulation, and vegetation in your response.

DATA TABLE 1:
Year
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Wolf
Population
10
12
16
22
28
24
21
18
19
19
Deer
Population
2,000
2,300
2,500
2,360
2,224
2,094
1,968
1,916
1,952
1,972
Deer Offspring
(# of new deer born
that year)
800
920
1,000
944
996
836
788
766
780
790
# of deers dying due # of deers dying due
to Starvation
to Predation
400
480
640
880
1,120
960
840
720
760
760
100
240
500
180
26
2
0
0
0
0
Overall Deer
Population Change
+300
+200
-140
-116
-150
-126
-52
+46
+20
+30
Transcribed Image Text:DATA TABLE 1: Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Wolf Population 10 12 16 22 28 24 21 18 19 19 Deer Population 2,000 2,300 2,500 2,360 2,224 2,094 1,968 1,916 1,952 1,972 Deer Offspring (# of new deer born that year) 800 920 1,000 944 996 836 788 766 780 790 # of deers dying due # of deers dying due to Starvation to Predation 400 480 640 880 1,120 960 840 720 760 760 100 240 500 180 26 2 0 0 0 0 Overall Deer Population Change +300 +200 -140 -116 -150 -126 -52 +46 +20 +30
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