Pre-Bio Unit 3 Humans/Planet Earth Review

The maximum population size of a species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water and other necessities available in the environment.

• sparse population
• environmental
• carrying capacity
• dense population

What is a population pyramid?

• A type of graph showing the number of males and females in different age groups.
• A type of graph showing the number of males in different age groups.
• A type of graph showing the number of females  in different age groups.
• A type of graph showing the number of males and females in only one age group.

Which graph shows exponential growth?

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What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?

• 1000
• 8000
• 800
• 600

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Wide base shows a...

• large number of young people

• small number of young people

• large number of old people

• small number of old people

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Is this country Developed or Developing?

• Developed

• Developing

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What kinds of conditions does exponential growth occur in?

• If a population has abundant space and food, and is protected from predators and disease
• Running out of resources like water, food and habitats
• Slowly reproducing
• If a population dies from diseases and shortages of water

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If a nation has a lot of young people, does this imply that the growth rate is expanding, decreasing, or stable?

• Stable
• Expanding
• Decreasing
• Expanding and Decreasing

According the population pyramid Canada's population is _______________

• growing

• declining

• staying the same

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When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?

• Continues to grow

• The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity

• The population will go extinct due to lack of resources

• The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity

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