Answer:
1. Which limiting factor(s) in this lab simulation are biotic?
The limiting factors in this lab that are biotic are predators and food.
2. Which limiting factor(s) in this lab simulation are abiotic?
The limiting factor in this lab that is abiotic is pollution.
3. Which limiting factor impacted the cricket frog population the most? Use evidence to support your answer.
The limiting factor that impacted the cricket frog population the most is the predators because the population went to 90K and then all the way down to 15K.
4. Which limiting factor impacted the cricket frog population the least? Use evidence to support your answer.
The limiting factor that impacted the cricket frog population the least is pollution because it stayed the same then went down to 35K.
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.
The cricket frogs play an important role in limiting the spread of mosquito borne illnesses because they consume the mosquitos and decrease the population of contaminated mosquitos.
6. Predict the long-term effects of these limiting factors on the cricket frog population in the pond ecosystem.
Eventually the cricket frog population may die out because of all the negative factors. If there are too many mosquitoes, then the frog population can begin to die out. With pollution, the frogs do not have a safe and clean environment to leave in and can get infected, sick, and can die after a while. Crocodiles need to eat, so they are also bringing down the population.
