Define carrying capacity
Carrying Capacity and Limiting Factors

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Science
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9th Grade
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Jenilee Gregory
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Carrying capacity is the maximum population size of a species that a habitat can support without degradation.
2.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When the habitat is suitable,
populations generally have the
ability to increase in number, but that
potential growth is often restricted by
one or more _____
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Choose a few examples of limiting factors
Cover
Predation or disease
Quality and quantity of food
Water
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Throughout the year available resources change. How does this affect carrying capacity?
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When a population gets to large they can destroy food and cover. This means they have reached carrying capacity. What two things can happen when carrying capacity is reached
1. Migration to new habitats 2. Decline in population size.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Carrying capacity often refers to what type of carrying capacity
Biological carrying capacity
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Define cultural carrying capacity
Cultural carrying capacity is the maximum population size that humans will tolerate
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose an example of animals reaching their cultural carrying capacity limit.
Beavers flooding land by building dams.
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