Population and Resources

When a populations is known to be STABLE, it:

• there are more deaths

• stays mostly the same, over time

• there are more births

• horses live there

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A resource population is:

• a population that is avoided by organisms

• a population that is traded between organisms

• a population that is eaten by organisms from another population

• a population that is never eaten because it doesn't taste good.

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What do you think would happen to the lion population if the hyena population increases in size? Assume that the populations were stable before this change.

• The lion population would increase.

• The lion population would not change.

• The lion population would decrease.

• The hyena population would increase.

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Carrying Capacity is...

• The average of the birth rate and death rate in a population

• A practice where you use only what you need, and there is more resources for future generations

• The maximum amount a population can reach and support the population 

  
  

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How has the human population changed over time?

• There has been no population change.

• It has increased steadily over the last 500 years

  
  

• It stayed the same throughout most of history and increased drastically in the last 50 years

  
  

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Why does the rise in human population matter? What impact does it have?

• The rise of the human population matters because with more people there will be a demand for more resources. With more of a demand, it could deplete those resources.

• The rise of the human population matters because with more people there will be a demand for less resources. With less of a demand, it could allow for us to have too many resources.

• There is no impact of human population on our Earth, environment, etc

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Coal is an example of a...

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

• sustainable practice

What is the carrying capacity of an environment?

• The maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely

• The minimum population size required for a species to survive

• The average population size over a year

• The total number of species in an environment

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Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Solar Energy

• Nuclear Fuel

How does overpopulation affect natural resources?

• It leads to an increase in resource availability

• It causes depletion of natural resources

• It has no effect on natural resources

• It ensures sustainable use of resources

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