Predator-Prey Relationship Dynamics
Description
Student Learning Targets
- Analyze and interpret data from a scientific figure.
- Describe the cause-and-effect relationship between predator and prey population dynamics.
Estimated Time
Within one 50-minute class period.
Key Terms
density dependence, logarithmic scale, nonlinear regression, population density, scatter plot, time lag
Primary Literature
Gilg, Olivier, Ilkka Hanski, and Benoît Sittler. “Cyclic dynamics in a simple vertebrate predator-prey community.” Science 302, 5646 (2003): 866–868. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1087509.
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Accessibility Level (WCAG compliance)
Spanish files meet criteria.
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Version History
Date Published
Date Updated
NGSS (2013)
HS-LS2-2; SEP2, SEP4, SEP5
AP Biology (2019)
SYI-1.H, ENE-4.B; SP1, SP4
IB Biology (2016)
4.1, C.1, C.5
AP Environmental Science (2020)
Topic(s): 1.1, 3.5
Learning Objectives & Practices: ERT-1.A, ERT-3.F, SP1, SP5
IB Environmental Systems and Societies (2017)
2.1
Common Core (2010)
ELA.RST.9-12.7
Math.S-ID.3, Math.S-IC.1; MP2, MP5
Vision and Change (2009)
CC5; DP2, DP3
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