Population Growth

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What type of growth is characterized by a rapid increase in population size when resources are abundant?

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Exponential growth

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is the term for the maximum number of individuals of a population that the environment can sustainably support?

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Carrying capacity

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True or False: Limiting factors can help control population size and prevent overpopulation.

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True

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What do we call any factor that regulates the size of a population of another organism?

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Limiting factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is the term for an animal that hunts and eats another animal?

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Predator

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What type of growth occurs when a population's growth rate decreases as it reaches its carrying capacity?

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Logistic growth

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What is the term for the initial period of slow growth in a population before it begins to grow rapidly?

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Lag phase

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What is the relationship called when two species compete for the same resources?

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Competition

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What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely?

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Carrying capacity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is the term for the natural fluctuations in population size due to environmental factors?

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Boom-bust cycle