populations

The largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support is the...

• carrying capacity

• population crash

• lag phase

• mutualism

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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

The movement of individuals into an areas is called

• demography

• immigration

• emigration

• carrying capacity

The graph shown represent

• carrying capacity

• exponential growth

• logistic growth

• age structure

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The graph shown represents

• logistic growth

• exponential growth

• age structure

• emigration

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Which letter represent carrying capacity

• 1

• 2

• 3

• none because this is an exponential growth curve

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A population of baboons has access to plenty of food, shelter, and space to live but has an inadequate supply of water. Which of these BEST defines the water in this case?

• limiting factor

• limiting reagent

• Darwinian shortfall

• biochemical constraint

Scientists have found that high temperatures and lack of rainfall can result in a sharp decline in the number of fish in a lake. This is MOST likely an example of what process?

• abiotic factors increasing runoff pollution

• abiotic factors decreasing the availability of resources

• biotic factors increasing the salt content of water resources

• biotic factors contributing to the decline in the amount of plant life

Which describes the impact predators have on the population growth of the prey?

• Predators maintain the prey population.

• Predators increase the prey population growth.

• Predators decrease the prey population growth.

• Predators have no impact on the prey population growth.

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If there is more food than usual in an ecosystem, then the population will mostly likely...

• stay the same
• decrease
• increase
• reach carrying capacity