Assignment
Active
Identifying and Describing Population Change
Organism
Number
per
square
meter
(1991)
Number
per
square
meter
(1994)
Number
per
square
meter
(1997)
Unionid mussels are native to the Hudson River in New
York State. In the early 1990s, zebra mussels were
introduced into the Hudson River. The table shows the
number of unionid mussels and zebra mussels over the
course of six years.
How did the population of unionid mussels change
after zebra mussels were introduced? Why did this
change occur?
Unionid
mussels
8
3
2
I
Zebra
mussels
4
1,329
3,181

Sample Response:The population of unionid mussels in the Hudson River decreased after zebra mussels were introduced. Zebra mussels, a nonnative species, competed with the unionid mussels for food. The zebra mussels were able to outcompete the unionid mussels, allowing the zebra mussel population to increase dramatically over six years. The unionid mussel population decreased due to a lack of food.

Step-by-step explanation:

for this pair of functions g(x)=x-2 and f(x)=|x| is (g o f)(a)= |a| -2

step-by-step explanation:

g(x)=x-2

f(x)=|x|

(g o f)(a)=?

(g o f)(x)=g(f(x))

(g o f)(x)=g(|x|)

(g o f)(x)=|x|-2

(g o f)(a)=|a|-2