Carrying Capacity Conundrums

What is the definition of carrying capacity in the context of the human population?

• The maximum number of people that can attend a public event

• The number of children a family can legally have

• The maximum size of the human population that the environment can indefinitely support

• The ability of a city to expand its infrastructure to meet population growth

What factor is typically NOT considered when determining carrying capacity for humans?

• Availability of food

• Housing space

• Entertainment options

• Water resources

What can happen when a population exceeds its carrying capacity?

• The birth rate increases

• The population size naturally stabilizes

• Resource depletion and environmental degradation

• Improvements in technological advances

How does urbanization affect the carrying capacity of a region?

• Increases carrying capacity by improving resource distribution

• No effect on carrying capacity

• Decreases carrying capacity due to pollution and resource consumption

• Increases carrying capacity by reducing birth rate

What is a sign that a population is reaching its carrying capacity?

• Decrease in competition for resources

• An increase in the standard of living

• A decrease in the mortality rate

• Increase in cases of famine and disease

What role does technology play in affecting carrying capacity?

• No tiene un impacto significativo en la capacidad de carga

• Only can increase carrying capacity by improving resource extraction

• Can increase carrying capacity by making resource use more efficient

• Decreases carrying capacity by accelerating environmental destruction

Which of the following is a sustainable practice that can help maintain carrying capacity?

• Deforestation for agricultural expansion

• Overfishing to meet food demands

• Implementation of renewable energy sources

• Increased use of fossil fuels

How does the concept of ecological footprint relate to carrying capacity?

• Measures the actual land area occupied by a person

• It is a measure of how many Earth's resources a person uses compared to what is available

• It is the amount of carbon emissions produced by an individual

• It is not related to carrying capacity

What is the impact of agricultural advances on carrying capacity?

• No tienen impacto en la capacidad de carga

• Decrease the carrying capacity by reducing the amount of available land

• Increase the carrying capacity by improving efficiency in food production

• Increase the carrying capacity but lead to a decrease in biodiversity

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Biotic Factors

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(b) Abiotic Factors

• Leaves

• Desks

• Rocks

• Butterflies
• Soil
• Flowers
• Bees

• Trees

• Cat

• Air
• Grass
• Sunlight
• Birds
• Temperature
• Water

• Oxygen