Population Ecology

A _______________ is made up of multiple individuals that are all the same organism.

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Biotic Factor

• Community

A population will grow exponentially when there are ___________ resources.

• Limited

• Unlimited

• A Lack Of

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_________________ such as predators and lack of land will limit the growth of a population. (Hint: The answer is two words and the first word starts with an "L".)

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Plants and animals are examples of __________ factors in an ecosystem.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

When a population nears its _________________________, the population growth curve will experience logistic growth. (Hint: The answer is two words.)

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A decrease of predators will ______________ the carrying capacity of the prey population.

• Increase

• Decrease

• Not Affect

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A _________________ is made up of different living organisms that are not all the same species.

• Population

• Carrying Capacity

• Community

• Abiotic Factor

When a population overshoots and exceeds its carrying capacity, it will immediately __________________.

• Decrease

• Increase

• Remain Stable

The carrying capacity of a population is the _______________ number of individuals that the environment can support based on the availability of resources. (Hint: The answer starts with the letter "M").

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If there was a drought, I can predict that based on population ecology, the population will experience a(n) ______________ in carrying capacity.

• Increase

• Decrease

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