1. How many seeds were in your initial pepper? This represents the first generation.

There were 103 seeds in the initial Jalapenos pepper.

2. How many plants were alive in your pepper population after only 5 generations?
I couldnt believe how many seeds were in one pepper. After 5 generations there was a staggering
112,550,881.
3. Describe your graph.
This graph shows the amount of plants would be alive without positive checks to help balance the
populations. If there was no death rate, the data provided shows how the population becomes way
over the top.
4. Make a list of five environmental factors that might limit natural or wild populations (not
necessarily pepper plant or human populations).
a. Weather changes from year to year.
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b. Predator animals in the area that eat the plants.
c. Space. Maybe Tomatoes take over the area and leave no room for the pepper.
d. Soil. A change in the soil would affect the pepper.
E. Natural death. Seeds are not fertile and do not produce.
5. If a population were subjected to some of these environmental factors for a considerable length of
time, would you expect to see any changes in the population? Based on the information provided
above, explain your answer. BE SPECIFIC which factors would cause which changes?
If any of the above factors affected the plant for a considerable length of time the population of the
pepper would be greatly affected. Just Natural death alone would lower the number on the fifth year by
a massive amount. From what I have read, only a few seeds in the pepper would produce any new
plants. Also, if a new species was introduced in the area( that was a predator) the pepper could be
wiped out if none of the seeds make it. Having a limited space also limits the number of plants that can
survive in an area.