18-19 Final Review

What might happen if the earth exceeds its carrying capacity?

• There might not be room for people to move around.

• There might not be enough food and water for everyone.

• The continents might sink into the oceans.

• Most of the people on the planet would starve.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following describes a population?

• The total number of people, animals, and plants in New York City

• The total number of houses in Atlanta

• The total number of people living in the state of Texas

• The total number of fish in all the world's oceans

Which of the following is a true statement about deforestation?

• Once trees are cut down, they can never grow back again

• Trees provide humans with the carbon dioxide we need to breathe

• Animals lose their habitats when too many trees are cut down

• Wood and paper products cannot be recycled

If the world population keeps growing at its current rate, how many people might be alive in 10 years?

• 14 million

• 22 billion

• Between 7 and 8 billion

• 1.5 trillion

If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

• It will increase.
• It will decrease.
• It will stay the same.
• It will fluctuate.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

• It will increase.
• It will decrease.
• It will stay the same.
• It will fluctuate.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

What type of growth is shown in the diagram?

• exponential growth
• logistic growth 
• predator-prey cycle
• boom-bust curve

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7E

Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...  

• carrying capacity
• population crash
• lag phase
• mutualism

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

Plants and animals that are not native to a habitat (nonindigenous)...

• predators
• biological magnification
• invasive species
• prey

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What type of growth curve is pictured?

• exponential 
• logistic
• predator-prey
• invasive

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1