Population

Which of the following are density independent factor(s)?

• competition for resources

• predator-prey relationships

• parasitism and disease

• weather, natural disaster and man made disturbances

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Refer to the diagram of the survivorship curve.
Which curve best describes an organism that invests a lot of energy in parenting?

• A

• B

• C

• this is not a survivorship curve

Which best describes the graph of logistic growth?

• S-shaped

• J-shaped

• W-shaped

• U-shaped

What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

• around 500

• more than 800

• less than 300

• around 700

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the largest number of individuals that an environment can support long term?

• carrying capacity

• emigration

• immigration

• survivorship

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What term is used to define anything that regulates the size of a population?

• density

• a limiting factor

• carrying capacity

• biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A group of individuals belonging to the same species living in the same general area at the same time.

• population

• community

• ecosystem

• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Study of populations in relation to environment, including environmental influences on density and distribution, age structure, and population size.

• population ecology

• community ecology

• ecosystem ecology

• biosphere ecology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The pattern of spacing among individuals within the boundaries of the population.

• dispersion

• density

• immigration

• survivorship

New individuals move into a population.

• immigration

• emigration

• migration

• survivorship