Question
A student is investigating the population size of rabbits in a woodland ecosystem. She researches the known population of rabbits over 125 years and creates a graph representing the rabbit population with a solid line and the ecosystem's carrying capacity with a dotted line.
Based on the information in the graph, what conclusion can the student draw about the time period between 1800 and 1835?
A.
The rabbit population had few limiting factors and the ecosystem was beyond its carrying capacity.
B.
The rabbit population had many limiting factors and the ecosystem was beyond its carrying capacity.
C.
The rabbit population had few limiting factors and the ecosystem had not yet reached its carrying capacity.
D.
The rabbit population had many limiting factors and the ecosystem had not yet reached its carrying capacity.
Based on the information in the graph, what conclusion can the student draw about the time period between 1800 and 1835?
A.
The rabbit population had few limiting factors and the ecosystem was beyond its carrying capacity.
B.
The rabbit population had many limiting factors and the ecosystem was beyond its carrying capacity.
C.
The rabbit population had few limiting factors and the ecosystem had not yet reached its carrying capacity.
D.
The rabbit population had many limiting factors and the ecosystem had not yet reached its carrying capacity.
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To determine the correct conclusion about the time period between 1800 and 1835 based on the rabbit population graph provided, we need to analyze the implications of the concepts of limiting factors and carrying capacity.
1. **Limiting Factors**: These are environmental conditions that restrict population growth. If the population is experiencing a lot of limiting factors, typically the growth rate would be slow, and the population would not reach very high levels.
2. **Carrying Capacity**: This is the maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely. If a population has not reached its carrying capacity, it indicates that there are still resources available (e.g., food, space) for growth.
If we assume that the rabbit population between 1800 and 1835 was increasing yet was below the carrying capacity indicated by the dotted line, we can conclude the following:
- If the rabbit population is increasing and not yet at the carrying capacity, it suggests there were few limiting factors affecting their growth during that time.
Based on this understanding, the correct conclusion would be:
**C. The rabbit population had few limiting factors and the ecosystem had not yet reached its carrying capacity.**
1. **Limiting Factors**: These are environmental conditions that restrict population growth. If the population is experiencing a lot of limiting factors, typically the growth rate would be slow, and the population would not reach very high levels.
2. **Carrying Capacity**: This is the maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely. If a population has not reached its carrying capacity, it indicates that there are still resources available (e.g., food, space) for growth.
If we assume that the rabbit population between 1800 and 1835 was increasing yet was below the carrying capacity indicated by the dotted line, we can conclude the following:
- If the rabbit population is increasing and not yet at the carrying capacity, it suggests there were few limiting factors affecting their growth during that time.
Based on this understanding, the correct conclusion would be:
**C. The rabbit population had few limiting factors and the ecosystem had not yet reached its carrying capacity.**
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