Introduction to Population

What is Population

Basic Understandings of a Populations

Multiple Select

The population can be described by their?

(Pick all that apply)

• dispersion

• size

• density

• cell phone usage

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What are Abiotic factors? (Check all that apply)

• Physical features

• air

• temperature

• soil

• light

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What are Biotic Factors? (Check all that apply)

• living organisms

• Plants & trees

• birds & fish

• animals

• humans

Poll

Which do you feel impacts population growth the most?

• Number of births

• Number of deaths

• Immigration

• Emigration

Multiple Choice

Populations can grow forever.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

Carrying Capacity is?

• Natural conditions which are neither ideal nor constant

• Only some members will survive

• largest population that an environment can support

• Biotic potential

Multiple Choice

Limiting resources in carrying capacity for a species is determined by the supply of the most severely limited resources at a particular time.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

Competition within a population instead of competing for limiting resources, members of a species may compete indirectly for social dominance.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In the understanding of population regulation, there are how many types of density?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 2