Population Growth And Survivorship Lab Exercise Works

Click on the red tab at the bottom for the Survivorship portion of the worksheet

Pulsed Population Growth

Theoretical and Actual Population Growth

Size of the
Time Size of the Actual
Generation Theoretical
(minutes) Population
Population

1 0 8 8
2 20 16 15
3 40 32 28
4 60 48
5 80 120
6 100 220
7 120 221
8 140 219
9 160 220

Enter your results in each empty box. The graph will be

generated based on your entered data.

Questions

What shape of curve does the theoretical population growth curve produce?

What shape of curve does the actual population growth curve produce?

In the actual experiment, what happened to the population growth after 100 minutes had

How did the growth of the actual population compare with that of the theoretical populatio
early times of the experiment?

How did the growth of the actual population compare with that of the theoretical populatio
late times of the experiment?
How did the growth of the actual population compare with that of the theoretical populatio
late times of the experiment?

Why was the actual population growth different than the theoretical population?

What are some factors that might limit continued population growth in the actual experime

What 20 minute time span had the slowest growth in the theoretical population?

What 20 minute time span had the fastest growth in the actual population?

Overlapping Population Growth

Sloth Population Growth

Net Monthly
N (current New Population Size
Month Increase
population size N+G
G=rxN
0 na na 100
1 N=100
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

You will need to do the calculations as described in the instructions. The

table is not set up to do the math for you. As you enter the data in the
final column, the graph will be generated.
 You will need to do the calculations as described in the instructions. The
table is not set up to do the math for you. As you enter the data in the
final column, the graph will be generated.

What shape of curve does the sloth population growth produce?

Is the growth of the sloth population likely in a native environment? Why or why not?
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Theoretical Population Growth

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Time (minutes)

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theoretical population during

theoretical population during

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n the actual experiment?

population?

ation?

Sloth Population Growth

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Time (months)

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Survivorship
Survival Rates of Dice Populations
Population 1 Population 2
Survivors (Heart Survivors (Cancer
disease only) and heart disease)
Time Number % Number %
0 25 100 25 100
1 0 0
2 0 0
3 0 0
4 0 0
5 0 0
6 0 0
7 0 0
8 0 0
9 0 0
10 0 0
11 0 0
12 0 0
13 0 0
14 0 0
15 0 0
16 0 0
17 0 0
18 0 0
19 0 0
20 0 0
21 0 0
22 0 0
23 0 0
24 0 0
25 0 0
26 0 0
27 0 0
28 0 0
29 0 0
30 0 0
Questions

What type of survivorship curve does Population 1 form (Type I, II, or III)?

What type of survivorship curve does Population 2 form?

How does adding a second cause of death affect the survivorship rate of Population 2
compared to Population 1?

Think about the survivorship of humans and answer the following questions. How does
the survivorship rate compare at early ages for humans compared to the dice populatio

Think about the survivorship of humans and answer the following questions. How does
the survivorship rate compare at middle ages for humans compared to the dice
population?

Think about the survivorship of humans and answer the following questions. How does
the survivorship rate compare at older ages for humans compared to the dice populatio

What would happen to the survivorship curve for a pre-industrialized nation if

inexpensive, quality health care was provided?
 Percent Survivors

Dice Population 1 Survivorshi

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Generations (time)
Percent Survivors

Dice Population 2 Survivorshi

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Generations (time)
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vorship rate of Population 2

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mpared to the dice population?

llowing questions. How does

compared to the dice

llowing questions. How does

mpared to the dice population?

ustrialized nation if
on 1 Survivorship Curve

3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Generations (time)

on 2 Survivorship Curve

3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Generations (time)