Births, deaths, immigration and emigration
Grade 9 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence
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Frogs in one pond in one year (model data)
count frogs births 14 deaths 6 immigrants (moved in) 3 emigrants (moved out) 2 Ari reads the model data for frogs in one pond. What is the change in the number of frogs?
- +9: (14 + 3) − (6 + 2)
- +8: 14 births − 6 deaths, with no moves counted
- +17: 14 births + 3 immigrants, with no losses counted
- +15: (14 + 6) − (3 + 2), deaths put with the gains
Turtles on one pond island in one year (model data)
count turtles births 8 deaths 5 immigrants (moved in) 2 emigrants (moved out) 7 Bo reads the model data for turtles on one pond island. What is the change in the number of turtles?
- −2: (8 + 2) − (5 + 7)
- +10: 8 births + 2 immigrants, with no losses counted
- +3: 8 births − 5 deaths, with no moves counted
- +2: (5 + 7) − (8 + 2), the losses minus the gains
Ducks on one lake in one year (model data)
count ducks births 12 deaths 9 immigrants (moved in) 4 emigrants (moved out) ? change in the number of ducks 0 Esme reads the table. The number of ducks did not change. How many emigrants moved out?
- 5: 9 deaths − 4 immigrants, one loss and one gain mixed
- 16: 12 births + 4 immigrants, the gains and not the moves out
- 3: 12 births − 9 deaths, with the arrivals left out
- 7: the losses must match the 16 gained, and 16 − 9 = 7
Birds in one wood (model data)
year births deaths immigrants emigrants 2022 16 10 4 4 2023 24 14 3 5 2024 18 6 7 2 2025 20 6 0 12 Jun reads the table of birds in one wood. Immigrants moved in; emigrants moved out. In which year did the number of birds grow the most?
- 2023: the most births, 24, in any year
- 2022: the first row of the table, with 16 births
- 2025: the biggest births minus deaths, 14
- 2024: a gain of 17 birds
Bees on one hillside (model data)
year births deaths immigrants emigrants 2021 30 18 2 8 2022 22 20 6 8 2023 26 26 4 9 2024 14 9 1 3 Luz reads the table of bees on one hillside. Immigrants moved in; emigrants moved out. In which year did the number of bees stay the same?
- 2021: the most births, 30, so the count held steady
- 2023: births and deaths are both 26, so nothing changed
- 2022: the gains and the losses are both 28
- 2024: the fewest births, 14, so the count held steady
Noah reads the graph. Between which two years did the number of ducks fall the most?
- Year 2 to year 3, a fall of 8
- Year 3 to year 4, a fall of 16
- Year 5 to year 6, a fall of 8
- Year 0 to year 1, a fall of 8
Pia reads the graph. What is the change in the number of frogs from year 2 to year 5?
- +3 frogs: year 5 − year 2
- +40 frogs: 70 − 30
- +30 frogs: the count at year 2
- +70 frogs: the count at year 5
One seedling plot (model data)
measure value seedlings in the plot 120 area of the plot (square meters) 20 Ren reads the model data for one plot. What is the density of seedlings?
- 120 seedlings per square meter: the count itself
- 100 seedlings per square meter: 120 − 20
- 6 seedlings per square meter: 120 ÷ 20
- 0.17 seedlings per square meter: 20 ÷ 120
Two plots of plants (model data)
plot plants area (square meters) A 90 30 B 60 10 Tala reads the table. Which plot has the higher density of plants?
- Plot A: it has more plants, 90 against 60 in plot B
- Plot A: 3 plants per square meter, against 6 for plot B
- Plot B: 6 plants per square meter, against 3 for plot A
- Plot A: it has the larger area, 30 against 10 for plot B
Two strips of pond edge (model data)
strip snails area (square meters) X 48 12 Y 48 6 Zee reads the table. Both strips hold 48 snails. Which strip has the higher density?
- Strip X: it has the larger area, 12 against 6 for strip Y
- Strip X: 4 snails per square meter, against 8 for strip Y
- The same: both strips hold 48 snails, so the density is equal
- Strip Y: 8 snails per square meter, against 4 for strip X