Population dynamics FA

If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

• It will increase.
• It will decrease.
• It will stay the same.
• It will fluctuate.

If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

• It will increase.
• It will decrease.
• It will stay the same.
• It will fluctuate.

______________ means moving into a population.

• Immigration

• Emmigration

• Plantation

• Repopulation

What is happening in a population as it decreases?

• more emigration occurs 
• more immigration occurs
• the birth rate and death rate remain the same

The size of a population compared to the amount of space available is called the _________________.

• biotic potential

• population density

• limiting factor

• carrying capacity

Anything that restricts the size of a population is a ________________________.

• biotic potential

• carrying capacity

• species

• limiting factor

Food, water, sunlight, shelter, and space are resources that are often __________.

• limiting factors
• wet
• messy
• found in rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...  

• carrying capacity
• population crash
• lag phase
• mutualism

Which factor would contribute to an exponential growth rate in a given population?

• higher death rates

• less competition

• less resources

• lower birth rates

What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?

• 1.8 million
• 1.25 million
• 1.6 million
• 1.o million

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4