Honors Biology Blog
Shagadelic Rabbit Experiment
Instead of giving us a boring lecture about population change over generations, Mr. Quick opted to give us a totally shagadelic lab. In this lab, we tracked the population of four species of rabbits and two species of wolves over several generations. We then graphed this data and tried our best to understand the results...
The data that Dr. Stoddard and I obtained is shown above and perfectly demonstrates the equilibrium that is achieved in populations with both predators and prey. Our data shows that when any population reaches an unusually high point, it will inevitably be taken down by the other species that exist in the population. For example, when the rabbit population began to get out of control, the wolf population also grew and quickly diminished the rabbit population. The wolf population then dwindled back to normal levels and normality was restored. However, this lab also shows how certain species can easily go extinct if there are too many predators in the area.
I sincerely enjoyed this lab and found it to be extremely educational and entertaining.
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