Limiting Factors and Carrying Capacity

Which letter represents the carrying capacity of the following graph?

• A

• B

• C

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According to the graph, what is the maximum number of deer that this ecosystem can support?

• 100

• 90

• 80

• 70

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When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?

• The population continues to grow indefinitely

• The population will crash due to no resources

• The population will begin to die off until it is back at carrying capacity

• The population remains stable and constant

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Population growth can occur when there is

• Increased predation

• Birth of individuals

• Death of individuals

• Increased competition

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Which of the following would decrease the carrying capacity

• increase natural disasters

• increase water

• increase competition

• Increase available Food

• Increase disease

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Any biotic or abiotic factor that helps regulate the size of a population is called a

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Once a population reaches carrying capacity

• Death rate is higher than birth rate and the population will decrease

• Birth rate is higher than death rate and the population will increase

• Birth rate and death rate are relatively equal and the population will become stable

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How will a population of chickens be affected if a disease sweeps through and infects most of the grain the chickens eat.

• The chicken population will remain stable

• The chicken population will increase

• The chicken population will decrease

• The chicken population will get the disease

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