L 6.6: Population Dynamics

These processes cause populations to grow...

• birth

• emigration

• death

• immigration

These processes cause populations to get smaller...

• death

• immigration

• emigration

• birth

When a harbor seal joins a population...

• emigration

• immigration

When a deer in a population dies from disease...

• emigration

• immigration

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Choose the environmental factors that influence population size...

• Competition

• Changes in the Environment

• Resource Availability

• Cooperation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The maximum number of individuals of one species that an environment can support is called...

• limiting factor

• carrying capacity

• competition

Choose examples of changes to the environment that affect population size...

• forest fire

• drought

• harsh weather

• new competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

This keeps a population’s size below its full potential...

• limiting factor

• carrying capacity

Biotic means...

• living

• non-living

Select examples of abiotic factors...

• sunlight

• water

• nutrients

• disease

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3