Population Growth

What is the cause of an overall increase in the population?

• the death rate is greater than the birth rate

• the birth rate is greater than the death rate

• the birth rate and death rate are equal

What type of growth is shown in the diagram?

• exponential growth

• logistic growth 

• predator-prey cycle

• boom-bust curve

What two factors limit population growth the most on Earth?

• natural resources

• space

• jobs

• animal life

• location of schools

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

• It will increase.

• It will decrease.

• It will stay the same.

• It will fluctuate.

The human population experienced exponential growth just after

• agriculture began.

• the bubonic plague began.

• the Industrial Revolution began.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Exponential growth displays a ____-shaped curve which indicates a steady increase of population size.

• J

• S

• C

• V

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

Logistic growth displays a ____-shaped curve which indicates a population size capped at carrying capacity.

• J

• S

• C

• V

Random Dispersion-____________, not uniform.

• Scattered

• Equal distance

• grouped

Factors that affect population size:INCREASE: Number of ___________ & ____________ (Choose 2 answers)

• Birth

• Death

• Immigration

• Emigration

The growth rate of a population is represented with the letter:

• D

• B

• G

• R