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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why don't populations grow indefinitely?
limiting factors
only biotic factors
only abiotic factors
none of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the carrying capacity of the graph?
around 500
more than 800
less than 300
around 700
- 3. Multiple ChoiceExcessive amounts of rain caused a flood in the southwest United States that resulted in substantial amounts of deaths in the rabbit population? This situation is an example of a density _____________ limiting factor.density-independentdensity-dependentdensity- too highdensity- too low
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which graph depicts exponential growth in a population?
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which example describes or illustrates how a density-dependent limiting factor can affect a forest ecosystem?
A forest fire forces many animals to move to new habitats
A heat wave causes the death of many animals in the forest
An earthquake causes the death of many animals in the forest
A disease causes death of many animals in the forest
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an ________.communityhabitatpopulationecosystem
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAll of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.communityhabitatpopulationecosystem
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the nonliving parts of the ecosystem? This includes temperature, water, sunlight, air, and soil.biotic factorscommunitiesabiotic factorsmicroorganisms
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the carrying capacity of the following graph?10008000800600
- 10. Multiple Choice
A severe frost wipes out 50% of the coffee crop in Brazil.
Density-Dependent
Density-Independent
- 11. Multiple Choice
Due to severe overcrowding in an Asian village, many children do not survive to reach adulthood.
Density-Dependent: Disease
Density-Independent: Disease
- 12. Multiple Choice
Travelers who visit a crowded African village become infected with a disease caused by parasites.
Density-Dependent
Density-Independent
- 13. Multiple Choice
Due to stress, large numbers of female lemmings miscarry their young and fail to reproduce.
Density-Dependent
Density-Independent
- 14. Multiple Choice
Fish on a coral reef stake out their territory and chase away any younger fish that try to live there.
Density-Dependent
Density-Independent
- 15. Multiple Choice
In a particular area of an Arizona desert, there are 150 Saguaro cacti plants per square kilometer. Which population characteristic would the data be recorded as by a scientist who is studying this population?
age structure
growth rate
population density
geographic distribution
- 16. Multiple Choice
In the image shown above, the growth pattern of a fruit fly population would be described as _________ growth.
exponential
limited
logistic
declining
- 17. Multiple Choice
The maximum # of individuals that an environment can support and sustain is known as the populations' ____ ______.
limiting growth
carrying capacity
death rate
migration pattern
- 18. Multiple Choice
Biotic factors are
Living
nonliving
- 19. Multiple Choice
Abiotic factors
living
nonliving
- 20. Categorize
Categorize the following:
(a) Biotic Factors , (b) Abiotic FactorsZebra
Rock
Spider
Temperature
Rain
Tree
Bacteria
Sunshine
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