Population Ecology

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A ________ is a group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live in the same place at the same time.

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population

Front

What type of factor has an increasing impact as the population size increases?

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density-dependent

Front

Factors like predation can have a positive benefit to the population of prey organisms because predators tend to keep prey populations below their ___________.

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carrying capacity

Front

As a population of a species increases within a territory, what most likely also increases? Options: Immigration, Food supply, Carrying capacity, Competition

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Competition

Front

What type of growth model is shown in image A?

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Logistic

Front

What type of growth model is shown in image B?

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Exponential

Front

What point on the graph represents carrying capacity? Options: a, b, c, d

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d

Front

At carrying capacity, a population __________.

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is in dynamic equilibrium

Front

What is the deer population's carrying capacity on the island based on the graph? Choices: 100, 80, 60, 10

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80

Front

Mathematical model describing the population growth curve in deer population graph.

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logistic growth