Population 2.8.3

Since the 1800's, the human population has

• increased

• decreased

• remained the same

Which of the following is likely to be affected by a growing human population?

• amount of land for agriculture (farming)

• amount of clean water

• amount of air pollution

• all of the above

In recent years, the human population has 

• increased exponentially
• decreased exponentially
• decreased slowly
• increased slowy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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 doesn't matter

Angel was trying to explain carrying capacity to her mother.  Which of the following descriptions is accurate? Carrying capacity is :

• the maximum number of individuals that an ecosystem can sustain. 
•  the ability of an environment to accommodate a growing population. 
• the greatest number of individuals that an area can sustain over the long term. 
• the maximum number of species that can co-exist in an area. 

What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?

• 1000
• 8000
• 800
• 600

Any thing or organism that regulates the size of a population is known as __________.

• a limiting measure
• a limiting factor
• carrying capacity
• biodiversity

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

NGSS.HS-LS2-2

Limiting factors are sometimes helpful because they can keep the population from getting to large.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Is this population increasing, decreasing, or staying the same?

• increasing

• decreasing

• staying the same

Is this population increasing, decreasing, or staying the same?

• increasing

• decreasing

• staying the same