Use the graphs you printed from the data chart in the virtual lab and analyze the data. Make a note of any trends that you discover.

Predators (alligators):

Pollution:

Food (mosquitoes) :

Pollution 50k 50k 35k

Food (mosquitoes) 50k 25k 85k

Answer The Questions Based on The Graph

1. Which limiting factor (s) in this lab simulation are biotic?

2. Which limiting factor (s) in this lab simulation are abiotic?

3. Which limiting factor impacted the cricket frog population the most? Use evidence to support your answer.

4. Which limiting factor impacted the cricket frog population the least? Use evidence to support your answer.

5. Mosquitoes can carry and transmit disease to animals and humans. Explain how the cricket frog plays an important role in limiting the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses like West Nile virus and malaria.

6. Predict the long-term effects of these limiting factors on the cricket frog population in the pond ecosystem.