Population and Population Density

Why don't populations grow indefinitely?

• limiting factors

• only biotic factors

• only abiotic factors

• none of the above

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What is the arrow pointing at?

• carrying capacity

• biotic potential

• density-independent

• density dependent

What is the carrying capacity mean?

• The number of individuals an area can carry

• the number of births

• The number of deaths an area has

• not sure

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One of the factors that can change the size of population is....

• Name of schools

• Number of dezs

• Jobs

• Numbers of births

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The number of individuals per unit area.

• density

• dispersion

• age structure

the number of people in a defined area such as a square kilometre

• population density

• birth rate

• death rate

• population

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parasites, disease, predators, are examples of what type of limiting factors?

• density dependent

• density independent

• survivorship

• type 1 curve

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Why would an area be sparsely populated?

• lack of natural resources

• land is covered with ice

• land cannot be developed

• all of the above

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In which month(s) did the Cottontail Rabbits reach their carrying capacity?

• January and February

• March and May

• April and January

• April and May

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To measure population density, you must divide the number of individuals living in a defined space by the

• area of the space

• birth and death rates

• carrying capacity

• height of the space