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STATION 2: Data Analysis

Directions: Analyze the graphs shown in the green cards (also shown below). Choose the best multiple-choice answer (from the green cards) and copy the best answer choice below. When you are done, check your answers (pink sheet).

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Question 1: This graph shows… / Question 2: The increase of the elephant population in the 1980s is due to…

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Question 3: The increase of the rabbit population between points B and D is most likely due to… / Question 4: The rabbit and the fox have what type of interaction?

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In the graphs below, P.aureliaand P. caudatum are two different bacteria species. Graph A shows the population growth of each species when grown separately. Graph B shows the population growth of each species when grown together.

Question 5: Graph A best displays… / Question 6: Graph B best displays…

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Question 7: Which of the following is TRUE about Pyramid X / Question 8: Which of the following is FALSE about Pyramid Y

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Question 9: Which of the following is TRUE about Pyramid A / Question 10: Which of the following is FALSE about Pyramid B

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Question 11: Oak tree leaves have the most amount of energy because / Question 12: Which of the following is FALSE?

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Question 13: During which year the did the mice population stop growing? / Question 14: Why did the snake population stop growing after 1980?

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Question 15: Which of the following is TRUE about the graph? / Question 16: The carrying capacity of this population of rabbits is most likely

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Question 17: What is NOT occurring in the graph above? / Question 18: Which of the following statements are NOT TRUE according to the graph and the explanation above?

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Question 19: What happened after deer was introduced into this ecosystem? / Question 20: What is the importance of carrying capacity?