Carrying Capacity Mini Lab

1. A foest with water, oak, acorns, trees will yield a maximum supply of acorns according to the graph.

2. 25 x 11.3 = 282.5

3. a) 26 deer, b) 202 deer

4. approximately .022 deer, b) approximately 172 deer

5. There s a positive relationship. overall, the diameter of oak increases so does the acorn production.

6. Species produce greater acorns yields then others becauses of the larger diameter.

7. It is important for ecosystems to have biodiversity. If there were any white oaks because some trees produce less than that each year.

8. It would have to support less deer.

9. The squirrel population would decrease or level off because the squirrels would compete with the deer for acorns.

10. In a forest with only deers  the acorn population would eventually decrease because there would be less trees becayse not a lot of acorns would be. As opposed to the squirrel forest then the acorn supply would be steady because of the  bu acorns