POPULATION

According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...

• growing slowly.
• growing rapidly.
• decreasing.
• not changing.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

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Which of the following is likely to be affected by a population of 7 billion?

• amount of land for agriculture
• amount of clean water
• number of people who are unemployed
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

All of the following are demographic figures used in determining the total population of a country EXCEPT...

• immigration.
• birth rate.
• death rate.
• marriage rate.

One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that:

• the natural increase rate is larger every year.
• there are fewer people in the world now than at the peak of the 20th century.
• people are uniformly distributed across Earth.
• the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What growth pattern describes a population whose growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth?

• logistic growth
• population growth
• exponential growth
• predator-prey cycle

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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

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 do you call a period of rapid growth?

• exponential growth
• logistic growth
• emigration
• predator-prey cycle

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2