1. When Yellowstone National Park was created in the late 1800s, wolves were on the decline. The last wolves in Yellowstone were killed in 1926, but in the 1800s, there were between 100- 160 wolves in the park. In 1995, gray wolves were reintroduced to the park. Using what you know about populations, predict the growth of the wolves on the graph below. Wolves a. b. Yellowstone Wolves C. 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2. How would you describe this type of growth? 3. List three density-dependent limiting factors that could slow population growth Year 2012

1. When Yellowstone National Park was created in the late 1800s, wolves were on the decline. The last wolves in Yellowstone were killed in 1926, but in the 1800s, there were between 100- 160 wolves in the park. In 1995, gray wolves were reintroduced to the park. Using what you know about populations, predict the growth of the wolves on the graph below. Wolves a. b. Yellowstone Wolves C. 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2. How would you describe this type of growth? 3. List three density-dependent limiting factors that could slow population growth Year 2012

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