Ecology Lab PracticalReview

All members of one species in a certain area.

• Population
• Limiting Factors
• Immigration
• Birth Rate

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One way to measure the size of a population is in terms of ___________.

• Population
• Population Density
• Emmigration
• Carrying Capacity

The largest number of organisms that the environment can support. 

• Carrying Capacity
• Limiting Factor

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Environmental factors that keep a population from increasing. 

• Carrying Capacity
• Limiting Factors

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Which is NOT an example of a limiting factor.

• Climate
• Available Food & Water
• Available Space & Shelter
• Species color

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What happens when an environment reaches its carrying capacity?

• Populations will decrease
• Resources such as food, water, and space will be unlimited
• Populations will increase
• Nothing, everything will stay the same.

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An organism which thrives by living off off and harming another organism is called a. . .

• Predator

• Prey

• Parasite

• Photosynthesis

Which of the following is a BIOTIC limiting factor of a population?

• Predators

• Wild Fires

• Roads

• Floods

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What are TWO things that affect the carrying capacity of Sturgeon fish in a lake?

• Abundance of fly larva

• Competition by Walleye fish

• Temperature of the water

• Their long tongues

The maximum number of individuals of a species that an ecosystem can sustain is called . . .

• A population

• The carrying capacity

• The abiotic factors

• The biotic factors

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