Carrying Capacity for the Tortoise
By Alonso Diaz
The Population of the Giant Tortoise in the Galapagos Island
The population has been decreasing due to people leaving goats on the island. Goats breed very quickly and with the rapid breeding the resources on the island get drained and with this the population of the tortoise decreases. So increase the population of the tortoise the government started a plan called project Isabel. Scientific name "Geochelone elephantopus"
1. What would have happen if the government had not intervened
A- The tortoise would have gone extinct
B- Nothing the numbers would have stayed consistent
C- The Goats would have all died
D- The tortoise would have thrived and eventually regain its population
2. If the goats never arrived what would have been the tortoise popullaation
B- They would have gone extinct either way
C- The tortoise population would have been slowly climbing and then eventually decline
D- The goats would have taken over
3. Would other environmental factor could have caused the tortoise population to decrease
B- A food source for the tortoise becoming scarce
C- Habitat Loss
D- All of the Above