Carrying

In the graph to the right, what is the population of deer at the carrying capacity of the environment?

• 3

• 7

• 70

• 40

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When a specific population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?

• Density Independent limiting factors start to occur resulting in the population going farther above carrying capacity.

• Density Dependent limiting factors start to occur resulting in the population going back below carrying capacity.

• The population will go extinct due to lack of resources

• The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity

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What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

• around 500

• more than 500

• less than 500

• around 600

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What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?

• 1000

• 8000

• 800

• 600

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What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?

• 8 million

• 25 million

• 6 million

• o million

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What type of growth model is shown in image A?

• Exponential

• Logistic

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What point on the graph represents the carrying capacity?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What is the primary function of carrying capacity in an ecosystem?

• To determine the maximum population size an environment can sustain

• To measure the speed at which a population grows

• To calculate the energy flow in a food chain

• To assess the biodiversity of a habitat

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Which of the following factors does NOT affect the carrying capacity of an environment?

• Availability of resources

• Predation pressure

• Genetic variation within a species

• Climate conditions

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In a laboratory experiment, a population of bacteria is observed to grow until it reaches a stable size. What is this stable size called?

• Biotic potential

• Carrying capacity

• Limiting factor

• Exponential growth