Population and Population Density

What is the arrow pointing at?

• carrying capacity

• biotic potential

• density-independent

• density dependent

Why don't populations grow indefinitely?

• limiting factors

• only biotic factors

• only abiotic factors

• none of the above

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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

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

• population density

• birth rate

• death rate

• population

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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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

The graph below represents the growth of a population of flies in a car? Which of the following statements best describes the graph?

• The fly population did not change.

• The fly population decreased, then increased.

• The fly population grew following the logistic growth model.

• The fly population grew following the exponential growth model.

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Which point in this graph represents exponential growth?

• Point E

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

The graph represents _____ of a population.

• logistic growth model

• exponential growth model