Human Population Growth

What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?

• 600

• 800

• 1000

• 2000

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

The _____________ the human population, the ______________ the amount of resources being used.

• least, least

• greater, least

• least, greater

• greater, greater

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The largest number of individuals that an environment can support long term is...

• population density

• depopulation

• exponential growth

• carrying capacity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Identify two factors that affect population growth.

• Number of adults ; Amount of resources

• Number of males ; Number of females

• Number of males ; Amount of air

• Volcanic eruptions ; Solar activity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

• It will increase.

• It will decrease.

• It will stay the same.

• It will fluctuate.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Identify the type of population growth shown on the graph.

• logistic growth

• exponential growth

• predator-prey cycle

• boom-bust curve

What would human alterations of the environment be considered? Ex. Cutting down the rain forests

• Density-independent

• Density-dependent

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Environmental factors that affect the size of a population, as the population’s size increases.

• density- dependent factor

• population density

• dispersion

• density-independent factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

About 500 years ago, the world’s population started

• decreasing.

• to reach carrying capacity.

• growing more rapidly.

• to level off.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

In Rwanda, there are more young children than teenagers, and more teenagers than adults. This age structure indicates a population that

• has stopped growing.

• will double in 30 years.

• has a steady growth rate.

• will decrease in 30 years.