Population and Population Density

If the number of births is greater than 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.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...  

• carrying capacity

• population crash

• lag phase

• mutualism

Describes the area in which a certain population lives​

• Population Density

• Carrying Capacity

• Geographic distribution

• Crowdedness

A group of the same species of organism living in the same place​

• Hang out

• Pod

• Density

• Population

Which population growth rate model accounts for limiting factors?

• Exponential

• Logistic

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

factors that affect a population depending on its size

• Density-Dependent factor

• Density-Independent factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

affect all populations similarly regardless of population size.​ Examples include: natural disasters, rapid climate changes (drought or floods), and human activity and disturbances ​

• Density-Dependent factors

• Density-Independent factors

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which population has the greatest potential for rapid growth?

• Populations with a large number of middle aged individuals

• Older populations

• Populations with large numbers of young offspring

• None of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The scientific study of human populations is called

• Populography

• People science

• Humanology

• Demography

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

The Amount by which a Population Size Changes in an Given Time Period​

• Population

• Population Density

• Population Growth

• Rate of change

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5