2)How do you expect competition to affect population growth?I expect competition to decrease population growth for the species that is less fit.
3)What is the food source for the Paramecium? The food source for Paramecium is bacteria.
4)What does the food source you named above eat? The food source for bacteria is rice.
5)Can the two Parameciumspecies prey on each other? The two species of Paramecium do not prey upon each other.
6)What type of resource are the mixed Parameciumcompeting for in this study?
7)What instruments enable you to quantify Parameciumpopulation growth?The microscope enables me to quantify Paramecium population growth.
8)On day 2, which group had the most individuals?On day two P. aurelia was the group with the most individuals.
9)When P. caudatumwas grown alone, how many days did it take for the environment to reach carrying capacity? It took P. caudatum 12 days to reach carrying capacity.
10) How many days did it take for the P. aureliapopulation to reach the carrying capacity of the environment? It took 12 days for the P. aurelia population to reach carrying capacity.
11) Compare the number of individuals for P. aureliaand P. caudatumin the single populations. Which species grows better (=more individuals) in the absence of competition?
