Match the following vocabulary words to their correct definition.

• How closely packed individuals of a population are.

• Population Size

• A group of individuals that belong to same species.

• Population Density

• The total number of individuals in a population.

• Population

Label the two graphs as either exponential and logistic.

a

b

Exponential

Logistic

A ________ factor is a factor that limits the size of a population in an environment.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Which of the following is not a limiting factor?

• Predation

• Spread of Disease

• Habitat Loss

• Time of Day

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The __________ is the maximum population size the environment can support.

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factor

• Abiotic Factors

• Biotic Potential

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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A population gets smaller by____________

• immigration and death
• immigration and birth
• emigration and birth
• emigration and death

A population increases when_________________

• individuals die
• individuals are born
• individuals emigrate

Limiting factors can be biotic or abiotic factors 

• true
• false

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Individuals joining a population is an example of ______________

• emigration
• immigration

Match the following spatial distribution pattern to image that best represents it.

• Random

• 
• Clumped

• 
• Uniform

• 

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