Biology Review (Units 4, 6, 7)

A group of individuals belonging to the same species living in the same general area at the same time.

• population

• community

• ecosystem

• biosphere

Why don't populations grow indefinitely?

• limiting factors

• only biotic factors

• only abiotic factors

• none of the above

What is the arrow pointing at?

• carrying capacity

• biotic potential

• density-independent

• density dependent

What is the carrying capacity mean?

• The number of individuals an area can carry

• the number of births

• The number of deaths an area has

• not sure

The exponential graph is a graph that shows us population size increasing quickly, which one below shows us that

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This makes an organism more suited to its environment

• species

• lifespan

• adaptation

• mutation

Which organisms are most likely to survive?

• the best adapted

• the fastest

• the strongest

• the most domesticated (tamed)

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

• The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

• The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

• The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

• The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

Which animal is the most FIT to live in the desert?

• Penguin

• Bear

• Tiger

• Lizard

Which word best describes the following definition?

The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species.

• Trait

• Generation

• Adaptive Trait

• Natural Selection