Limiting Factors

What will happen to the population when the death rate is larger than the birth rate?

• grow
• shrink
• stay the same

What will happen to the population when the birth rate is larger than the death rate?

• grow
• shrink
• stay the same

Which will add more organisms to a population? 

• 5 animals die
• 0 animals are born
• 3 animals immigrate to the population
• 2 animals emmigrate from the population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

There is a flock of 21 birds. 3 birds immigrate to the flock but 9 emigrate. 

• grow; 15 birds in the end
• shrink; 15 birds in the end
• grow; 27 birds in the end
• shrink; 27 birds in the end

There is a herd of 45 cattle. 1 is born and 2 die. 6 emigrate to another farm and 3 immigrate to the herd. 

• shrink; 41
• grow; 41
• grow; 47
• shrink; 47

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What type of growth is represented behind?

• exponential
• logistics
• a good kind
• representative

What type of growth is represented behind?

• exponential
• logistics
• a good kind
• representative

What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?

• 1000
• 8000
• 800
• 600

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4