NTI - Day 2

What is the carrying capacity of the human population?

• could be as high as 11 billion or more

• could be a number we have already surpassed

• the number is not known

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following is the most common pattern of population distribution?

• Clumped

• Random

• Uniform

• All of the above

Very large populations are more likely to be at risk of extinction.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Fill in the blank(s): Population ____________________ is the average number of people per unit area.

A random distribution of a population is unpredictable usually because the individuals of that population’s species do not exhibit communal behavior. True or False?

• TRUE

• FALSE

The population density of a certain 750 square mile area in 1980 was 1077 people per square mile. In 1990,

the population density was 1137 people per square mile. In 2000, the population density was 1144 people per square mile. In 2010, the population density was 1193 people per square mile.

What was the population of this area in 1980?

• The population was 807240 people.

• The population was 807590 people.

• The population was 807750 people.

• The population was 807710 people.

Would all the deer and mice living in a forest be a population?

• Yes

• No

What is the only continent without a permanent human settlement?

Zebras congregate in clumps for protection. What aspect of a population describes this behavior?

• population dispersion

• population size

• population density

• population age

Population ________ is often used for comparisons over space or time.