Carrying Capacity

Define Carrying Capacity

• How much stuff I can carry

• The number of organisms an ecosystem can support.

• A cup filled to the top

What does biotic mean?

• Not living

• A robot

• it is alive

limiting factors do what to a population?

• determine the carrying capacity

• limit their speed

• nothing

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What happens when an ecosystem reaches its carrying capacity?

• it lasts forever

• they will be happy

• death rate will rise

What does the DOTTED line represent?

• predators

• the carrying capacity

• the roof

What is a predator?

• an animal that gets eaten

• a piece of meat

• an animal that kills and eats other animals

How can a heavy rain season affect the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

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The curve line represents the growing population. What made it slow and stop?

• they kept growing

• it reached carrying capacity

• because they wanted to stop

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what does Abiotic mean?

• Living

• Not alive

• robotic

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Will a wildfire make the carrying capacity of an ecosystem increase or decrease?

• increase

• not effected

• decrease

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