Population Growth

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What is the largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support?

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Carrying capacity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What type of growth occurs under ideal conditions?

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Exponential growth

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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What is the current world population close to?

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8,000,000,000

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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What do we call an animal that hunts another animal to eat it?

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Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Which of the following is NOT a limiting factor? (food, soil, space, weather conditions)

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Soil

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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

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Carrying capacity

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What is the difference between logistic and exponential growth?

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Logistic growth occurs when resources are limited, while exponential growth occurs under ideal conditions.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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What is a limiting factor in population growth?

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Any resource or condition that restricts the size of a population.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is the term for the phase where population growth slows as it approaches carrying capacity?

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Lag phase

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What is the relationship called when one organism benefits at the expense of another?

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Predation