Immigration

Emmigration

Immigration

Emmigration

The frogs' predators will decrease and the frogs' prey will increase

The frogs' predators will increase and the frogs' prey will decrease

There won't be an effect to the ecosystem.

less than 500

more than 500

around 500

3

7

40

70

It continues to grow higher and higher.

The population will go extinct due to lack of resources.

The population starts to die off and returns to the carrying capacity.

The maximum number of individuals that can fit into an area

The greatest # of individuals an area can support over time.

Ability of an area to accommodate a growing population

The maximum number of species that can co-exist in an area

an increase in the number of clams

an increase in the number of water plants

an increase in the number of crayfish

an increase in the number of crabs

limiting factors

carrying capacity

population density

population decline

The bird population would stay the same

The bird population would decrease

The bird population would increase

An increase in water will decrease the carrying capacity.

A fishes population cannot exceed the carrying capacity

A population can't change once it's at carrying capacity.

A decrease in food availability lowers carrying capacity.

The snakes would decrease due to more hawks eating them

All of the population of organisms would increase

The hawks predators would decrease

The biotic factors in the ecosystem would increase

increase

decrease