Class Discussion and Homework Ecology Activity

Two Assignments

1. Discussion question:

Globally, the human population is increasing exponentially. What are some of the reasons for this population explosion? Is it something that should be controlled? And if so, how might reproduction be curbed?

2. Homework worksheet Assignment Instruction:

In this unit, you learned that the characteristics of a population at a given time can be represented graphically using birth and death rate data, among many other parameters. In Part I of this activity, you will work with a simple data set to create a human survivorship curve and answer questions about the results and the data itself. In Part II, you will work with interactive age structure diagrams in an online simulator to analyze population growth trends for both China and the United States. For an example of an age structure diagram, see the presentations for the Unit II Lesson. Work Sheet is attached

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