Raven Johnson

Bio1120
Population Growth Chart

Population Growth
35000
30000
25000
20000

Number of Plants 15000

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Years

1. I started with one apple which had 8 seeds.

2. After only 5 generations the population grew to 32,768.
3. This graph shows the population growth of an apple that had 8 seeds,
assuming that each seed was planted and grew to develop the same amount
of seeds per apple and so forth for 5 years. After 5 years of this pattern the
population grew to over 30,000.
4. Five environmental factors that might limit natural or wild populations of
plants and animals might be
a. Human consumption
b. Predators
c. Drought
d. Disease
e. Infertile soil
5. If a population of apples were subject to human consumption, I would expect
to see the graph to first level out and then grow less rapidly. If humans began
eating apples at the 5 year mark, the population by the next year would be
either lower or the same, then assuming the amount consumed by humans
stayed the same each year, it would inhibit the growth of the apples but they
would still grow over time, just not as rapidly if a portion was being consumed
each year.