Background: In nature, when the population size is small, there is usually plenty of food and other resources for each individual. When there is plenty of food and other resources, organisms can easily reproduce, so the birth rate is high. As the population increases, the food supply, or the supply of another necessary resource, may decrease. When necessary resources, such as food, decrease, some individuals will die. Overall, the population cannot reproduce at the same rate, so the birth rates drop. This will cause the population growth rate to decrease.

Situation: A team of biologists has been monitoring the deer population in the state of Wisconsin. They use past data and current conditions to predict how the population will grow or shrink and recommend how many hunting licenses the state should issue during hunting season to keep the population stable.

Question: If there has been a drought and resources are scarce will the deer population grow quickly or slowly?
Answer: slowly

Situation: A team of biologists has been monitoring the deer population in the state of Wisconsin. They use past data and current conditions to predict how the population will grow or shrink and recommend how many hunting licenses the state should issue during hunting season to keep the population stable.

Question: If there was a good growing season and there is plenty of food will the deer population grow quickly or slowly?
Answer: quickly

Situation: A team of biologists has been monitoring the deer population in the state of Wisconsin. They use past data and current conditions to predict how the population will grow or shrink and recommend how many hunting licenses the state should issue during hunting season to keep the population stable.

Question: Will deer birth rates be higher or lower if there has been less available food this year when compared to last year?
Answer: lower

Situation: A team of biologists has been monitoring the deer population in the state of Wisconsin. They use past data and current conditions to predict how the population will grow or shrink and recommend how many hunting licenses the state should issue during hunting season to keep the population stable.

Question: Will deer birth rates be higher or lower if there has been more available food this year when compared to last year?
Answer: higher

Situation: A team of biologists has been monitoring the deer population in the state of Wisconsin. They use past data and current conditions to predict how the population will grow or shrink and recommend how many hunting licenses the state should issue during hunting season to keep the population stable.

Question: If the biologists predict an increase in deer birth rates are there a high amount of resources or low amount of resources?
Answer: high

Situation: A team of biologists has been monitoring the deer population in the state of Wisconsin. They use past data and current conditions to predict how the population will grow or shrink and recommend how many hunting licenses the state should issue during hunting season to keep the population stable.

Question: If the biologists predict a decrease in deer birth rates are there a high amount of resources or low amount of resources?
Answer: low

Situation: A team of biologists has been monitoring the deer population in the state of Wisconsin. They use past data and current conditions to predict if the population will grow quickly or slowly and recommend how many hunting licenses the state should issue during hunting season to keep the population stable.

Question: If a diseased crop has dropped resources will the biologists predict the birthrate will increase or decrease?
Answer: decrease

Situation: A team of biologists has been monitoring the deer population in the state of Wisconsin. They use past data and current conditions to predict if the population will grow quickly or slowly and recommend how many hunting licenses the state should issue during hunting season to keep the population stable.

Question: If a plentiful crop has increased resources will the biologists predict the birthrate will increase or decrease?
Answer: increase

Situation: A team of biologists has been monitoring the deer population in the state of Wisconsin. They use past data and current conditions to predict if the population will grow quickly or slowly and recommend how many hunting licenses the state should issue during hunting season to keep the population stable.

Question: If the deer birth rates went down this year when compared to last year does that mean that resource availability went up or down?
Answer: down

Situation: A team of biologists has been monitoring the deer population in the state of Wisconsin. They use past data and current conditions to predict if the population will grow quickly or slowly and recommend how many hunting licenses the state should issue during hunting season to keep the population stable.

Question: If the deer birth rates went up this year when compared to last year does that mean that resource availability went up or down?
Answer: up