Carrying Capacity

Carrying Capacity

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Biology

9th - 10th 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 type of growth is characterized by a rapid increase followed by a plateau?

Back

Logistical Growth.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of growth is represented by a J-shaped curve?

Back

Exponential Growth.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are limiting factors?

Back

Resources such as food, water, sunlight, shelter, and space that restrict population growth.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is competition in ecology?

Back

A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the effect of parasites on population size?

Back

Parasites and diseases decrease the size of a population.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does a population graph plateau indicate?

Back

It indicates that the population has reached its carrying capacity.

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