Analyzing Populations (Unit 1 Lesson 2)

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9th Grade
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Lauren Cochrane
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In order to measure population density, what two factors are required?
the birth and death rates
carrying capacity and the area of the space
the perimeter of the area and the number of individuals
area of the space and the number of individuals
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which factor is most likely to change the carrying capacity of an area?
a disease that affects one species
a stable amount of resources
emigration of a population
a fire or a flood
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is an example of a density-independent limiting factor?
a parasite
a food shortage
a natural disaster
a decrease in prey
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these changes would most likely lead to exponential growth in a population?
an increase in the predation on the population
a decrease in the habitat size of the population
an increase in the amount of food available to the population
a decrease in the amount of water available to the population
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NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A herd of caribou has more births than deaths and more immigration than emigration. What will most likely happen to the size of the herd?
It will increase.
It will decrease.
It will stay the same.
It will decrease and then stabilize.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A scientist is using the mark-recapture technique on a population of snakes. She captures several individuals and marks them so they can be identified later. Then, after a period of time, she captures a second sample of the snake population in the same location, and counts to see how many of them are tagged. For which purpose would the scientist most likely use this technique?
to find out how far each snake travels each day on average
to find out how many offspring a single snake can have in a year
to determine the total number of individuals in the snake population
to determine the average size of an individual in the snake population
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS2-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Bobcats are generally solitary and establish territories of a certain size where they hunt for food. What type of population dispersion would you expect bobcats to have?
random dispersion
uniform dispersion
clumped dispersion
competitive dispersion
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