Population Growth and Carrying Capacity Simulation

Ecology Interactive

Population Growth and Carrying Capacity

Change the conditions of a population and watch how its growth changes over time. Look for the difference between exponential growth and growth limited by carrying capacity.

Starting population 50

Carrying capacity 500

Growth rate 0.30

Environmental pressure Low

Growth model

Population Carrying capacity

Final population —

Generation —

Model —

Choose your settings and click Run Simulation to generate the graph.

Think like a biologist

Before running the simulation, make a prediction: How will changing the starting population, carrying capacity, growth rate, or environmental pressure affect population growth?