Population Dynamics Quiz 2

The carrying capacity of a population describes its...

• maximum sustainable population size
• fluctuating population size
• average population size
• minimum sustainable population size

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This graph shows the size of a population of moths over time.

Select the part of the graph that shows the carrying capacity of the moths.

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Sort these options to show how they would affect the carrying capacity of Puerto Rican parrots.

Groups:

(a) Increases carrying capacity

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(b) No effect on carrying capacity

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(c) Decreases carrying capacity

• Forest is cut down

• More parrots are born

• More trees are planted

• More humans move into the area

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Animals like mice, mosquitoes, rabbits, and cockroaches are...

• ...not limited by a carrying capacity.

• ...affected by an increase in space.

• ...animals with a low carrying capacity.

• ...mammals.

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Bears are large animals who have a small number of children, which they raise over the course of a year. A bear needs a large territory in order to be successful. This indicates that a bear is...

• ...K-selected.

• ...r-selected.

• ...N-selected.

• ...t-selected.

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The size of a population will increase when...

• The population is smaller than its carrying capacity.

• The population is larger than its carrying capacity.

• The population is at its carrying capacity.

• The amount of available space decreases.

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