Question

oh deer questions from graphing

1 fill in the blank 3 points
the three resources the \deer\ in our activity were looking for were: prey (dropdown), food (dropdown), consumers (dropdown), and

2 fill in the blank 2 points
the \deer\ population increases when they have resources (dropdown) and no predators (dropdown)

Explanation:

Question 1

In the "Oh Deer" activity (a common ecological simulation), deer typically seek food, water, and shelter (or sometimes mates, but in typical versions, the three resources are food, water, and shelter; however, if the dropdowns had options, likely the correct third resource here—correcting the incorrect "consumers" and "prey" mix-up: deer are herbivores, so prey is incorrect, consumers too. Likely the intended resources are food, water, and shelter (or maybe food, water, and mates, but more commonly food, water, shelter). But assuming the activity's standard, the three resources deer look for are food, water, and shelter (or in some versions, food, water, and space). But since the first dropdown has "prey" (incorrect, deer are prey, not predators seeking prey), the correct should be adjusted. However, if we go by the activity's typical setup, the three resources are food, water, and shelter (or food, water, and mates). But to correct the given, the third resource (after food) should be something like "water" or "shelter". But since the user's input has "prey", "food", "consumers"—those are incorrect. Deer (herbivores) don't seek prey or consumers. Correct resources: food, water, shelter (or food, water, space). So the correct blanks should be (assuming the activity's standard): food, water, shelter (or food, water, space). But if we have to fix the given, the wrong ones: "prey" is wrong (deer are prey, not predators), "consumers" is wrong. So the correct three resources are food, water, and shelter (or food, water, space).

In population dynamics, a species' population (like deer) increases when there are ample resources (food, water, shelter) and no (or few) predators (since predators would limit population by predation). So the deer population increases when they have enough resources (food, water, etc.) and no predators (or low predation pressure). The dropdowns here have "resources" and "no predators", which aligns with this: ample resources allow survival/reproduction, no predators mean less mortality, so population grows.

Answer:

1. The three resources the "deer" in our activity were looking for were: food, water, and shelter (or food, water, space; correct options depend on the activity's specific setup, but "prey" and "consumers" are incorrect as deer are herbivores and don't seek prey/consumers).

Question 2