Population Ecology Vocabulary Quiz

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Carrying capacity: Maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can sustainably support.

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Correct Answer: Maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support sustainably.

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Example of a density-dependent factor?

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Competition for resources.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Example of a density-independent factor?

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Natural disaster

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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Population dynamics: study of how populations change over time.

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Correct answer: The study of how populations of organisms change over time.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Factors affecting carrying capacity:

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Availability of resources, competition, predation, disease, and environmental conditions.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Example of a density-dependent factor?

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B) Disease outbreaks

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Term for individuals per unit area?

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Population density

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Example of a density-independent factor?

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Natural disaster

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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Movement of individuals into a population?

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Immigration

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Example of a density-dependent factor?

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Competition for resources

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1