Resource Availability

Resource Availability

Multiple Select

Which factors might cause a decrease in population size such as the one shown in this graph? Select two that apply.

• A decrease in the availability of food resources

• An increase in resources such as water

• Conditions that limit the availability of shelter resources

• Conditions that allow access to new resources that were not previously available

Open Ended

What factors might affect the availability of fish to eat for the egret and stork populations?

Open Ended

Define abiotic factors and give an example of an abiotic factor.

Open Ended

Explain what you think will happen if there is plenty of oxygen and other resources that fish need.

Open Ended

Explain what you think will happen if the oxygen becomes limited.

Open Ended

Define biotic factors and give an example of a biotic factor.

Open Ended

A fungus destroys the fruits of a tree on which a certain kind of insect feeds.

How do you think this will affect the insect population?

Multiple Select

Some resources are abundant in certain ecosystems.

EX: Sunlight, which is usually abundant in the prairie

Weeks of rainfall have provided an abundance of water resources in a region that is usually not so wet. Which of the following are likely effects of the abundance of water? Select all that apply.

• Some plants may thrive

• Some plants may be washed away

• Some plants may have limited growth