Population Ecology

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

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carrying capacity

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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What type of growth is represented behind?

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exponential

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What point on the graph represents the carrying capacity? Options: A, B, C, D

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D

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A type of dispersion where individuals are clumped together such as a herd or school.

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clumped dispersion

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The way in which individuals of a population are spread in an area or volume.

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population dispersion