Environmental science- Populations

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?

• It will increase.
• It will decrease.
• It will stay the same.
• It will fluctuate.

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

• It will increase.
• It will decrease.
• It will stay the same.
• It will fluctuate.

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

• carrying capacity
• population crash
• lag phase
• mutualism

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

• limiting factors
• wet
• messy
• found in rocks

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In a forest ecosystem, which of the following is the best example of a limiting factor for a rabbit population?

• Squirrel Population
• Sunlight
• Grass available

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number of organisms per unit area/volume

• carrying capacity

• limiting factor

• total population

• population density

Describes the area in which a certain population lives​

• Population Density

• Carrying Capacity

• Geographic distribution

• Crowdedness

A group of the same species of organism living in the same place​

• Hang out

• Pod

• Density

• Population

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The Amount by which a Population Size Changes in an Given Time Period​

• Population

• Population Density

• Population Growth

• Rate of change

What happens to a population with a lack of limiting factors (predators, disease, competition, and other factors that decrease population growth).​

• Shrinks

• Immigration

• Indefinite growth

• Emigration

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