Program GR2

Investigation Questions

After three years on the island without scavengers the rabbit population stabilizes at 98,437 rabbits - the island's carrying capacity. Start with this many rabbits and introduce 50 foxes. Run your program as many times as necessary to answer the following questions.

 How many rabbits are born during the first month?

 How many rabbits die during the first month?

 What is the rabbit population after one month?

 How many foxes are born during the first month?

 How many foxes die during the first month?

 What is the fox population after one month?

 What is the rabbit population after the second month?

 What is the fox population after the second month?

 What is the rabbit population after the third month?

 What is the fox population after the third month?

 How many months elapse before the fox population stabilizes (becomes constant)?

 When the fox population stabilizes, how many foxes are born every month?

 When the fox population stabilizes, how many foxes die every month?

 What effect do the scavengers have on the rabbit population?

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