Limiting Factors/Carrying Capacity

When all the resources needed are available the population number...

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

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Line graphs are used to plot _____________.

• Changes over time.

• Comparing two groups or variables.

• Comparing increases or decreases in population size.

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What happens to the rabbit population on year 4?

• It begins to decrease

• It stays the same

• It increases

• It reaches carrying capacity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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What is the effect of increased predation on a prey population?

• Population size fluctuates randomly

• Population size decreases

• Population size increases

• Population size remains constant

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How does an increase in food supply affect a population's growth rate?

• It has no effect on the growth rate

• It increases the growth rate

• It stabilizes the growth rate

• It decreases the growth rate

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What is the primary factor that determines the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

• Predator presence

• Available resources

• Human intervention

• Climate

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During which day did this population reach carrying capacity?

• Day 2

• Day 11

• Day 23

• Day 35

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is an abiotic factor that can limit the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

• Predation

• Parasitism

• Temperature

• Competition

____________ is a limiting factor to the monarch butterflies because it is their only source of food.

• Water

• Milkweed

• Sunflowers

• Sacred Fir Trees

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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When resources are not available a population will _____________ in size.

• Increase

• Decrease

• Stay the same

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