APES Populations and Demographics

Topic 3.1

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE: ​ (a)   species tend to be advantaged in ​ (b)   that remain ​ ​ (c)   ,while ​ (d)   species tend to be advantaged in ​habitats that are ​ (e)   .​

• Specialist
• habitats
• constant
• generalist
• changing

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3.1

These animals are not choosy about what they eat or where they live

• Endangered

• Specialists

• Extinct

• Generalists

These animals have specific diet and climate requirements

• Extinct

• Generalists

• Specialists

• Endangered

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3.1

What factor describes when populations decrease because animals are moving out of a population?

• Emigration

• Limiting Factors

• Immigration

• Exponential Growth

What does the graph represent?

• Emigration
• Exponential growth
• Immigration
• Logistic Growth

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

Which limiting factor is independent of the number of individuals in a population?

• competition
• parasitism/disease
• stress
• natural disasters

What point on the graph represents the carrying capacity?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A population is...

• All members of one species in one area

• All members of all species that live in one area

• All of the living and nonliving things in an area

• None of these

Which factor is a density-dependent limiting factor on the population of a species?

• seasonal variation
• natural disasters
• unusual weather
• predation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is happening at the 'A' on the graph?

• the population overshoots above the carrying capacity

• the population stops growing

• growth begins to slow down due to limited resources

• growth is speeding up due to an abundance of resources

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4