Changing Populations

This takes place when organisms leave one area and go to another.

• migration

• hibernation

• immigration

• emigration

When a population is in ideal conditions with unlimited resources, it grows in a pattern called ________ growth.

The instinctive seasonal movement of a population of organisms from one place to another.

• migration

• hibernation

• immigration

• emigration

Food shortages, natural disasters, disease, and _______ can reduce population size.

• migration

• predation

• immigration

• emigration

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

• carrying capacity

• population crash

• lag phase

• mutualism

What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?

• 8 million

• 25 million

• 6 million

• o million

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What is the term for the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support sustainably?

• Carrying capacity

• Population density

• Biotic potential

• Limiting factor

Which of the following factors can lead to a decrease in population size?

• Increased birth rate

• Immigration

• Emigration

• Abundant resources

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What type of growth occurs when a population grows rapidly due to unlimited resources?

• Logistic growth

• Exponential growth

• Linear growth

• Cyclic growth