Tutorial 3

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Uri_dolphin3 Uri Wilensky (Author)

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turtles-own [energy] ;; for keeping track of when the turtle is ready
                     ;; to reproduce and when it will die

to setup
  clear-all
  setup-patches
  setup-turtles
  reset-ticks
end 

to setup-patches
  ask patches [ set pcolor green ]
end 

to setup-turtles
  create-turtles number    ;; uses the value of the number slider to create turtles
  ask turtles [ setxy random-xcor random-ycor ]
end 

to go
  if ticks >= 500 [ stop ] ;; stop after 500 ticks
  move-turtles
  eat-grass
  check-death
  reproduce
  regrow-grass
  tick                     ;; increment the tick counter and update the plot
end 

to move-turtles
  ask turtles [
    right random 360
    forward 1
    set energy energy - 1  ;; when the turtle moves it looses one unit of energy
  ]
end 

to eat-grass
  ask turtles [
    if pcolor = green [
      set pcolor black
           ;; the value of energy-from-grass slider is added to energy
      set energy (energy + energy-from-grass)
    ]
  ifelse show-energy?
    [ set label energy ] ;; the label is set to be the value of the energy
    [ set label "" ]     ;; the label is set to an empty text value
  ]
end 

to reproduce
  ask turtles [
    if energy > birth-energy [
    set energy energy - birth-energy  ;; take away birth-energy to give birth
    hatch 1 [ set energy birth-energy ] ;; give this birth-energy to the offspring
    ]
  ]
end 

to check-death
  ask turtles [
    if energy <= 0 [ die ] ;; removes the turtle if it has no energy left
  ]
end 

to regrow-grass
  ask patches [ ;; 3 out of 100 times, the patch color is set to green
    if random 100 < 3 [ set pcolor green ]
  ]
end 


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