Carrying Capacity

Carrying Capacity

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Biology

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is carrying capacity?

Back

The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support sustainably.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a limiting factor?

Back

Any resource or condition that restricts the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism or a population.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What can cause a population to increase?

Back

Factors such as an increase in food supply, removal of predators, or removal of disease.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What happens when a population exceeds its carrying capacity?

Back

The population will start to die off due to resource depletion.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How does disease affect a population?

Back

A disease can decrease the population of species that rely on the affected resource.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an example of a density-dependent factor?

Back

Food availability, disease, and competition among individuals.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an example of a density-independent factor?

Back

Natural disasters, climate changes, and human activities.

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