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........................................................................................................................................... Applet: Pop2 - A Population with Limited Resources

In this model, the effect of a limited resource is shown. New groups can only be made if there is open space.

Try different shapes and sizes of background. Select the hand tool and click on a green square. Then select the background and the gray rectangle tool to create new shapes. Try several rectangles connected by narrow strips. This might simulate continents that the groups colonize.

Run the model for a long time. Does the population seem to level out? What do you predict for the final population? Stop the program and count the number of filled and empty cells. Does this agree with your prediction?


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