Predator And Prey Simulation

A community is made up of all the populations of different species that live together within a particular area. A predator and prey relationship is an interaction between two organisms in a community of different species where one organism acts as a predator and the other acts as a prey. A predator is usually an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food. A prey is an animal that is hunted and killed by predators. The predators depend on the populations of these prey organisms. The number of prey is limited by the number of predators that feed on them. The size of predator and prey populations depend on each other.
Students ran a simulation using spoons and beans to represent a predator and prey relationship. Students determined that the population of predators and population of prey depend on each other. When the predator population falls, the prey populations increases. When the prey population increases,

This “community” has rules to it. There must always be at least ten mice(beans) in the field(plate). The number of mice can grow as generations pass on, but can never be lower than ten. At the end of each generation, the surviving mice will double, as a result of reproduction and immigration, but can only increase up to the carrying capacity of one hundred individuals. If the number of surviving mice at the end of a generation is less than ten, students must always keep it to a minimum of ten. At the beginning of every generation, there must always be at least one coyote present. If at the end of a given generation the one coyote fails to eat at least five mice, the coyotes will die and it will be assumed that one coyote has migrated to the area in search of food. If a coyote catches five or more mice in a generation it will survive and move on to reproduce. For every five mice caught, the coyote will reproduce and create one