Population Biology Review

Which graph represents a population with a carrying capacity?

• The graph on the left

• The graph on the right

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which graph represents exponential growth?

• The graph on the left

• The graph on the right

Which population has more children being born in comparison to the existing population?

• United States

• Nigeria

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which country is experiencing a stable growth pattern?

• United States

• Nigeria

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Limiting factors that affect all populations in similar ways, regardless of population size are

• tolerant

• density dependent

• carrying capacity

• density independent

An age population structure shows

• the number of births within a population

• the number of deaths within a population

• number of males and females of each age in a population

• the growth rate of a population

Which of the following is a density-independent regulatory factor?

• food

• water

• severe weather

• number of nesting sites

The number of individuals of a population in a given area is

• population density

• demography

• slow life history

• age structure

An environmental factor such as predation, disease, and competition that depends on the number of members in a population per unit

• dispersion
• density- independent factor
• density- dependent factor
• population growth rate

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What two factors are attributed to population decline?

• increase Birth rate & increase Death rate
• increase Death rate & increase Emigration rate
• Emigration & Immigration
• Immigration &  increase Birth rate

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4