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Hare and Lynx

Hare and Lynx. Questions. 1. What patterns do you notice? Describe at least 3 patterns. a.. b. c. 2. 2. In some cases the lynx population peak comes after the hare population peak. Why does this occur?.

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Hare and Lynx

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  1. Hare and Lynx

  2. Questions • 1. What patterns do you notice? Describe at least 3 patterns. • a.. • b. • c.

  3. 2 • 2. In some cases the lynx population peak comes after the hare population peak. Why does this occur?

  4. 3. Do the populations seems to peak at regular intervals? (About after how many years do they peak?)

  5. 4. The carrying capacity is the number of animals that the land can support without harming the land. The carrying capacity tends to be the average and the population will go slightly above and then below the line.

  6. #4 Continued • About what number looks like the average for the lynx and what does it look like for the hare?

  7. 5. Why does the hare average seem to stay higher than the lynx average?

  8. 6. What might be the reason the hare population falls way below the carrying capacity

  9. 7. Standard 6b states: Students know how to analyze changes in an ecosystem resulting from changes in an ecosystem resulting from changes in climate, human activity, introduction of a new species, or changes in population size. • What about this lesson helped you learn this standard? How is this lesson related to this standard?

  10. 8. Standard 6e states: Students know a vital part of an ecosystem is the stability of its producers and decomposers. • How does this lesson relate to this standard?

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