Population Ecology

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If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

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It will stay the same.

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Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...

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carrying capacity

Front

What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population? Options: 1.8 million, 1.25 million, 1.6 million, 1.0 million

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1.6 million

Front

What happens to a population when it grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity?

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The population starts to die off to return to carrying capacity.

Front

Food, water, sunlight, shelter, and space are resources that are often __________.

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limiting factors

Front

Any thing or organism that regulates the size of a population of another organism is known as __________.

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a limiting factor

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In a forest ecosystem, what is a limiting factor for a rabbit population? Options: Squirrel Population, Sunlight, Grass available

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Grass available

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When organisms move out of the population, this is known as

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emigration

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Which statement sounds accurate based on the graph data? Options: The zebra and lions do not affect each other, when lions population increases, so does the zebra population, When the zebra population increases, it causes the lion population to also increase, when zebra populations go down, the zebra population goes up.

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When the zebra population increases, it causes the lion population to also increase

Front

Which kind of growth does the human population follow? It is described as a J-shaped curve. Options: Exponential Growth, Logistic Growth, Outstanding Growth, Minimal Growth

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Exponential Growth