Populations

_{If the amount of food or resources available increases, the carrying capacity for an animal:}

• Stays the same

• Increases

• Decreases

• Fluctuates

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

How would you describe the population size at the12th unit of time?

• The population is constant.

• The population is decreasing.

• The population is increasing.

• The population increases then decreases.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

All of the meerkats that live in the same place at the same time make up a ____________.

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Biosphere

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NGSS.HS-LS2-8

______________ is all of the living and nonliving things in a given area.

• a population

• a community

• an ecosystem

• the biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All of the populations in a given area make up a ____________.

• community

• habitat

• ecosystem

• species

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

The size of a population compared to the amount of space available is called the _________________.

• biotic potential

• population density

• limiting factor

• carrying capacity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Anything that restricts the size of a population is a ________________________.

• biotic potential

• carrying capacity

• species

• limiting factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

If a population could grow in perfect conditions with no limiting factors, it would reach its _________________.

• carrying capacity

• biotic potential

• population density

• population

What is a group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring?

• community

• population

• species

• competition

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is happening to the population between the 4th and 8th unit of time?

• It is increasing slowly.

• It is increasing rapidly.

• It is constant.

• It is decreasing.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1