When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?

The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity

The population will go extinct due to lack of resources

The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity

When a population has reached carrying capacity

Births & Immigration are equal to Death & emigration

Births & Immigration are less than Death & emigration

Births & Immigration are greater than Death & emigration

What does the term carrying capacity describe?

The population size that the environment can sustain.

The maximum number of birth rates for a population.

The ability of a population to accept new immigrants.

The ratio of birth rates to death rates in a population.

The lionfish is a venomous fish found primarily in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. In the 1990s, lionfish were accidentally released into the Atlantic Ocean, where they found abundant resources and favorable environmental conditions. Which of the following scenarios is most likely to result in the lionfish having a major impact on the communities into which they were introduced?

With no natural predators, the lionfish population will become very large.

Some native species of invertebrates will develop a resistance to lionfish venom.

Random mating will allow the lionfish population to reach Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

A virus that specifically infects lionfish will become more prevalent.

There is strong evidence that two species of cliff-dwelling birds have nested in the same environment and fed in the same water for thousands of years, with each having stable population sizes. Based on this information, which of the following statements is the best conclusion?

The two birds have different ecological niches that allow coexistence.

The two birds compete for food.

One species will displace the other.

One species eats a more diverse diet than the other does.

An organisms population growth is shaped by its reproductive pattern. Which combination of traits characterizes a rapid life history pattern (r-species)?

short life span, produces many offspring, small body size

short life span, live in more stable environments, small body size

long life span, produces many offspring, grows into adults slowly

long life span, large body size, grows into adults slowly

Biodiversity

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9th - 10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

the same species in a general location

the number of different species in a given area

the number of animal species in a given area

the number of plant species in a given area

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A population is

a group of similar species in different areas

a group of the same species in the same geographic area.

a group of several species in the same geographic area

a group of several species along with their abiotic factors in a small area.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following will increase the size of a population?

emigration and births

immigration and deaths

immigration and births

emigration and deaths

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor?

human activities

unusual weather

competition

natural disaster

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is a density-independent limiting factor?

natural disaster

predation

disease

parasitism

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Diseases may spread more rapidly when an area is crowded, so disease is considered to be a

type I survivorship curve

population crasher

density-dependent limiting factor

population enhancer

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of growth is shown on this graph?

logistic

exponential

average

density-independent

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Which of the following will increase the size of a population?

Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor?

Which of the following is a density-independent limiting factor?

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