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14.3 Population Density and Distribution

2g, 7d, 12A Key Concept each population has a density, a dispersion, and a reproductive strategy. VOCABULARY MAIN IDEAS population density Population density is the number of individuals that live in a defined area. population dispersion Geographic dispersion of a population shows how individuals in a population survivorship curve are spaced. Survivorship curves help to describe the reproductive strategy of a species.

2G analyze, evaluate, make Connect to Your World inferences, and predict trends from data; 7D analyze and evaluate how If you have ever traveled from a rural area into a , you may have noticed a change the elements of natural selection, in population density. have more dense populations, while rural areas have including inherited variation, the potential of a population to more widely dispersed populations. Scientists measure species populations in a produce more offspring than can similar way. What can we learn from population data? survive, and a finite supply of environmental resources, result in differential reproductive success; 12A interpret relationships, including predation, parasitism, commensalism, mutualism, and competition among organisms MAIN IDEA Population density is the number of individuals that live in a defined area. The wandering may fly over open waters for days or weeks at a time without ever encountering another bird. In contrast to this solitary lifestyle, elephant seals may gather in groups of a thousand or more on Cali- fornia beaches. By collecting data about a population in a particular area, scientists can calculate the density of a population. Population density is a measurement of the number of individuals living in a defined space. CONNECT TO Calculating an accurate population density can tell scientists a great deal about a species. When scientists notice changes in population densities over Recall that in the chapter The time, they work to determine whether the changes are the result of environ- Evolution of Populations you mental factors or are simply due to normal variation in the life history of a learned about gene flow and species. In this way a biologist can work to make changes that will help geographic isolation. Population dispersion patterns influence the to keep the population healthy. One way to calculate population density is to rate of gene flow among and create a ratio of the number of individuals that live in a particular area to the between species. size of the area. This formula is simplified as follows:

# of individuals ______​ area (units2) ​ = population density For example, if scientists sampling a population of deer counted 200 individuals in an area of 10 square kilometers, the density of this deer popula- tion would be 20 deer per square kilometer. Connect What might a decrease in the density of a deer population over a specific time period tell scientists about the habitat in the area?

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Survivorship Curves Materials In this lab, you will make a type 1 survivorship curve using data from the • obituary section of a newspaper obituary section of a newspaper. • graph paper Problem What is the trend in data for type 1 survivorship curves? Table 1. Survivorship data PROCEDURE Age (years) Survivors % Surviving 1. Obtain the obituary section of the newspaper. 0–5 I 35 – 1 = 34 97 2. Create a data table like the one at right that 6–10 I 34 – 1 = 33 94 extends to include five-year age groups up to 91–95 years. 11–15 0 33 – 0 = 33 94 3. For 35 obituaries, place a tally next to the age 16–20 IIII 33 – 4 = 29 83 group in which the individual died. 4. Subtract the number of individuals that died from 21–25 I 29 – 1 = 28 80 the number of remaining survivors, and record the answer in the third column of your data table. Calculate the percent surviving in each age group by dividing the number of survivors by 35 and multiplying by 100. Repeat this step for all age groups. Analyze and Conclude 1. Graph Data Draw a survivorship curve by plotting the age group on the x-axis, and the percent survivors on the y-axis. 2. Analyze Explain the trend in the data.

MAIN IDEA 7D, 12A Survivorship curves help to describe the reproductive strategy of a species. The California red-legged frog of the western United States is an that reproduces by laying 2000 to 5000 eggs in late winter and early spring. In one to two weeks, these eggs hatch, and over the next four to seven months, the tadpoles grow into frogs. If so many eggs are laid, why is this frog a threat- ened species in much of the western United States? Many predators feed on the eggs of the red-legged frog, so of the thousands of eggs laid, only a small number of offspring will survive to adulthood. This type of reproductive strategy is to produce a lot of offspring. Species use many other reproductive strategies as well. Survivorship curves illustrate how offspring survival from birth to fits in with the survival strategies of a particular species. A survivorship curve is a generalized diagram showing the number of surviving members over time from a measured set of births. By measuring the number of offspring born in a year and following those offspring through until death, survivorship curves give information about the life history of a species. For example, we will begin with 100 born in year zero. After one year, 10 of those baby coyotes died from disease or predation. Of the original 100, 90 are left. During year two, 4 more coyotes die, leaving 86 of

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the original 100. In year three, 3 more die, leaving 83 of Figure 3.2 Survivorship Curves the original 100. The number of individuals surviving from year to year decreases, but a substantial portion of 120 Type I the group will live a full life and reproduce. In Figure 3.2, 100 Type II you can see the three basic patterns of animal survivor- Type III 80 ship curves. Type I The graph shows a type I survivorship curve in 60 orange. Type I survivorship represents a life history that is 40 common among large , including humans. The 20 Number of survivors curve shows a low level of infant mortality and a popula- 0 tion that generally will survive until old age. A behavior 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 that most organisms showing type I survivorship share is Percentage of maximum life span parental care for the young. Most infant organisms are unable to care for themselves. By protecting their young, parents are better able to ensure that their offspring stay alive until they can survive on their own. Type II Organisms such as birds, small mammals, and some show a survivorship rate that is roughly equal at all ages of an organism’s life. At all times, these species have equal chances of living and dying, whether from disease or as a result of predation. A type II survivorship curve is shown in on the graph. Type III Organisms with type III survivorship (shown in blue) have a very high birth rate and also a very high infant mortality rate. Species with type III survivorship are generally , fish, amphibians, and plants. Many of their offspring will die from predation, but inevitably a few will survive to adulthood and be able to pass their genes on to the next generation. Though the California red-legged frogs are threatened largely because of habitat loss and pollution, the frogs are also targets of high levels of predation at an early age, making recovery for this species especially difficult. Synthesize Is there any connection between survivorship curves and reproductive strategies? Explain. 7D

Self-check Online HMDScience.com 14.3 Formative Assessment GO ONLINE Reviewing Main Ideas Critical thinking CONNECT TO 1. A shoreline species has a 4. Analyze What might be the Abiotic Factors population density of one organism advantages of having a clumped 6. On the African savannah, per square meter. Will all be dispersal pattern? what types of abiotic factors found one meter apart? Explain. 5. Infer An organism has ten offspring. may lead to high population 2. Draw and label a diagram showing the Two of these offspring die each year density and clumped three population dispersion patterns. over a five-year period. Is the dispersion patterns? 11B 3. How do survivorship curves show organism more likely to be a bird or three types of reproductive strategies? an ? Explain. 7D

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2g, 11B, 12A, Key Concept Populations grow in predictable patterns. 12D MAIN IDEAS VOCABULARY Changes in a population’s size are determined by immigration, births, emigration, and deaths. immigration emigration Population growth is based on available resources. exponential growth Ecological factors limit population growth. logistic growth carrying capacity population crash Connect to Your World limiting factor That banana you left in your backpack did not go unnoticed. After one week, you density-dependent limiting factor open your bag and dozens of tiny insects out. The smell of rotting fruit density-independent follows close behind. Only a week ago, the population of fruit flies in your backpack limiting factor was zero. Just before you opened it, the population had grown to several dozen. How did this population grow so quickly?

2G analyze, evaluate, make inferences, and predict trends from data; 11B investigate and analyze how organisms, populations, and MAIN IDEA 11B, 12D communities respond to external factors; 12A interpret relationships, including predation, parasitism, Changes in a population’s size are determined by commensalism, mutualism, and competition among organisms; immigration, births, emigration, and deaths. 12D recognize that long-term survival of species is dependent on The size of a population is usually changing. If resources such as food and changing resource bases that are water are abundant, or plentiful, a population may grow. On the other hand, if limited resources are in short supply, the population may decrease in size. Hopefully, the normal fruit fly population in your backpack is zero. But if an of resources, such as an overripe banana, becomes available, the population will increase dramatically. However, when the resources are removed, the fruit fly population in your backpack will once again return to zero. Four factors affect the size of a population. • Immigration When one or two fruit flies found the banana, they immi- grated into your backpack. Immigration is the movement of individuals into a population from another population. R E ADI N G TO OLB ox • Births Additional fruit flies were born in your backpack. Births increase VOCABULARY the number of individuals in a population. The word immigrate comes • Emigration After you opened your backpack, some fruit flies flew out and from the Latin word immigrare, left to find other rotting fruit. Emigration is the movement of individuals meaning “to go into,” and the word emigrate comes from out of a population and into another population. the Latin word emigrare, • Deaths You might have squashed a couple of unlucky fruit flies as you meaning “to move.” were opening your backpack. The size of a population decreases when individuals die. Apply When a population is declining, what two factors are likely outpacing what other two factors?

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Biology HMDScience.com Carrying Capacity GO ONLINE The environment determines how many individuals of the species can be What Limits Population supported based on natural cycles and . An environment, Growth? therefore, has a carrying capacity for each species living in it. The carrying capacity of an environment is the maximum number of individuals of a particular species that the environment can normally and consistently support. In , a carrying capacity can change when the environment changes. Consider a population of that feed on grasses. If a burns part of the meadow, the insects’ food resources diminish, and the carrying capacity declines. But during years with plentiful rain, the meadow grasses flourish, and the carrying capacity rises. The actual size of the population usually is higher or lower than the carrying capacity. Populations will rise and fall as a result of natural changes in the supply of resources. In this way, the environment naturally controls the size of a population. Population Crash When the carrying capacity for a population suddenly drops, the population experiences a crash. A population crash is a dramatic decline in the size of a population over a short period of time. There are many reasons why a popu- lation might experience a crash.

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Reading Combination Graphs Combination graphs show two sets of data on the Graph 1. Florida Fish Kills 1991–2001 same graph. One set of data may be shown as a 20 12.5 bar graph, while the other set may be shown as a Fish kill events line graph. The two data sets must share the same Rainfall (inches) 10.0 independent variable on the x-axis. Scientists can 15 then interpret the data to determine if a 7.5 relationship exists between the variables. 10 This combination graph displays data about fish kill 5.0

events, during which many fish died at once, and Fish kill events 5 (inches) Rainfall average monthly rainfall in Florida from 1991–2001. 2.5 • The y-axis on the left side represents the total number of fish kill events. 0.0 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec • The y-axis on the right side represents average Months monthly rainfall during that time. Source: The University of Florida Extension • The x-axis shows the month of data collection. Information Circular 107. Used by permission. The graph shows that in January there were four fish kill events and an average of 2.7 inches of rain.

1 . Analyze An increase in fish kills and a decrease in rainfall occurs in what months? 2. Analyze Describe the trend in the fish kill events throughout the year. Describe the trend in rainfall data throughout the year. 3. hypothesize What relationship might exist between fish kill events and rainfall?

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FIGURE 5.3 Secondary Succession Following a flood or a fire, a community is given a chance for new life. Plants remaining after the reestablish the ecosystem.

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Critical Thinking 23. Apply A bee gathers nectar from a flower by using a Analyzing Data Read a Combination Graph strawlike appendage called a proboscis. While on the Use the graph to answer the next three questions. flower, grains of pollen attach to the bee’s back. When the bee travels to another flower, the pollen fertilizes The combination graph below shows changes in the the new plant. What type of symbiosis is this? 12A sizes of bee and mite populations in one area of the Midwest. The mites live as parasites on the . 24. Predict A population of prairie dogs is experiencing high immigration and birthrates, but resources are Insect Population Size and Temperature beginning to deplete. What could eventually happen to 35 35 this population? Give two possibilities. 12D Temperature 30 Bees 30 25. Synthesize A species of is in a period of expo- Mites nential growth, but a competing species has started 25 25 sharing the same space. Is the competing species an example of a density-dependent or a density-indepen- 20 20 dent limiting factor? Explain. 12A 15 15 26. Evaluate Imagine that scientists introduced a disease 10 10 into the rabbit population of Australia, and the rabbit Average temperature (°C) temperature Average 5 5

population crashed. Was the crash caused by a density- (thousands) Bees and mites dependent or density-independent limiting factor? 0 0 April May June July Aug Sept Oct Justify your answer. 11B, 12F Month 27. Describe How can the process of ecological succession change populations and affect species diversity within 31. Interpret A decrease in the number of bees occurs 11D an ecosystem? during which months? 28. Describe How can environmental change impact 32. Analyze Describe the trends in the bee and mite 12F ecosystem stability? populations from April through October. Analyzing a Diagram 33. Hypothesize What might explain the relationship Use the diagram below to answer the next two questions. between the bee and mite population numbers?

Making Connections 34. Write Ad Copy Imagine that you are an advertising agent trying to encourage a new species to move into an environment. Design an advertisement using the con- cepts from the chapter. Keep in mind that a population will not want to move to a new area without abundant resources. Choose a target species and make sure that your advertisement answers the following questions: What resources and environmental factors would make this species want to move? What abiotic and biotic factors does it need? Include several vocabulary terms from the chapter. 12A 35. Apply The two zebras on the chapter opener are 1 2 3 4 competing for the right to mate with females. Are they 29. Apply What part of the diagram depicts pioneer engaging in intraspecific or interspecific competition? species? Explain your answer. Explain your answer. 12A 30. Infer What could happen in the ecosystem shown that could make it revert to an earlier stage of succession? 12F

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Record your answers on a separate piece of paper. 11D MULTIPLE CHOICE 4 Over many years, a diverse hardwood tree population formed a dense forest ecosystem in a 11D region that was previously a meadow. As the 1 How do lichens and mosses make an ecosystem population of hardwood trees increased, the suitable for colonization by plant populations? species diversity of the grasses and other plants decreased. What event led to the decrease in A They serve as a food source to new plant diversity of the meadow plants as the populations populations that colonize an ecosystem. of hardwood trees increased? B They provide a suitable shelter for plant A As more trees began growing, animals ate all of populations. the grasses and small plants. C They break down rock to help form organically B Many species of low-growing plants died out rich soil that can support plant growth. as the hardwood trees prevented them from D They filter pollutants from air and water to getting enough sunlight, water, and soil make them suitable for use by plants. nutrients to sustain their growth.

11D C A change in the species diversity of the animal populations corresponded with a change in the 2 A lava flow from a volcanic eruption destroys a diversity of the tree population. forest and leaves behind a layer of rock. Before plants can begin to grow again, what event must D improved for tree occur as a part of primary succession? growth. A Large trees that provide shade must take root. 2G, 11B B Animals must return to the area. 5 C Lichens and mosses must be blown into the Fish Population in Birch Park Pond environment. 120 D Heavy rain must wash pollutants from the area. 100

12F 80 3 60 stable ecosystems 40 can be changed by 20 unusual habitat natural 0 weather alteration disasters 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 such as such as such as Years since introduction

?? urbanization hurricane A fish species is introduced to a park pond. Which statement best describes the population growth of these fish shown in the graph? Which of the following best completes the concept map shown above? A The population stopped growing because the fish stopped reproducing. A volcanic eruption B The population stopped growing because this B toxic spill species of fish lives less than one year. C C The population grew until disease caused the D extended population to level off. THINK THROUGH THE QUESTION D The population grew until it reached the pond’s carrying capacity. Keep in mind that unusual weather is a natural part of ecosystem function.

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