Density Dependent vs Independent Factors

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Science
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9th Grade
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Due to stress from competition, large numbers of female lemmings miscarry their young and fail to reproduce.
Density-Dependent
Density-Independent
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NGSS.MS-LS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Many fish die due to a drastic change in water temperature.
Density-Dependent
Density-Independent
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An extensive drought in the plains threatens wildebeest, giraffe, zebra, and springbok populations.
Density-Dependent
Density-Independent
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor on a deer population?
human activities
unusual weather
competition
natural disaster
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Parasites, disease, and predators are examples of what type of limiting factors?
climate change
density independent
density dependent
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
On Isle Royale, wolves are the main predators of moose. The graph shows the changing wolf and moose populations on the island over a 50-year time span. Which statement provides the strongest explanation for the trends in the two populations?
The populations of predators and prey are limited by abiotic factors only.
Predation acts a density-dependent limiting factor on prey, but not on predators.
Predation acts as a density-independent limiting factor on predators, but not on prey.
Predator-prey relationships act as density-dependent limiting factors on both predators and prey.
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
parasites, disease, predators, are examples of what type of limiting factors?
density dependent
density independent
survivorship
type 1 curve
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NGSS.MS-LS2-4
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