Population Growth and Reproductive Strategies

The maximum population size an ecosystem can support without becoming stressed.

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factor

• Range of Tolerance

• Growth Model

What is the approximate carrying capacity on this graph?

• 0

• 400

• 500

• 600

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The letter that often represents carrying capacity on graphs.

Which represents a density dependent limiting factor?

• Disease

• Temperature

• Climate

• Hurricanes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which represents a density independent limiting factor?

• Disease

• Food Availability

• Climate

• Predators

A population of rabbits continues to grow exponentially until the competition for grass, their food source, becomes too high. What is the limiting factor?

• Water

• Disease

• Food

• Temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

When a population goes above carrying capacity.

• Overshoot

• Dieback

• Tolerance

• Stability

When a population drops below carrying capacity.

• Overshoot

• Dieback

• Tolerance

• Stability

Represents exponential growth and unlimited resources.

• J-curve

• S-curve

• K Selected

• r Selected

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Represents logistic growth and carrying capacity.

• J-curve

• S-curve

• K Selected

• r Selected

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1