Directions: review the data table. then answer the questions that follow.
blue crabs are a vital part of not only the chesapeake bay ecosystem but are also important for
commercial fisheries and tourism. below is data representing hypothetical blue crab populations if
practices for reducing pollution, habitat loss and fishing regulations would have all been put into place.
year
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
millions of crabs
251
290
430
550
710
848
845
850
1. using the grid below, create a graph from these data
2. what type of growth curve is represented by the data?
3. based on the data and graph estimate the blue crab population in 2020?