Apes Carrying Capacity

The largest number of individuals that an area can support is called its _______.

• limiting factor

• abiotic factor

• resource availability

• carrying capacity

What are factors that affect carrying capacity?

• Biotic only

• Biotic and abiotic

• Depends on the ecosystem

• Abiotic only

What happens if a population grows past its carrying capacity?

• The population keeps growing

• The population starts to die off

• The entire species will go extinct

• The carrying capacity just increases

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Logistic population growth can be described as

• growth when resources are limited

• a s-shaped curve

• reaching carrying capacity

• all of the above

What is the approximate carrying capacity of Paramecium aurelia cultured alone?

• 150

• 400

• 450

• 500

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The largest number of individuals that an environment can support long term is...

• carrying capacity

• emigration

• immigration

• population density

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Which of the following would INCREASE the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

• increase in predators

• disease

• increase in available food

• drought

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Something that regulates the size of a population is called...

• a limiting measure

• a limiting factor

• carrying capacity

• biodiversity

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What is the carrying capacity in an ecosystem?

• The maximum number of individuals an environment can support

• The minimum number of individuals needed for a population to survive

• The average number of individuals in a population

• The number of individuals that can be supported indefinitely

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Which of the following factors can limit the carrying capacity of an environment?

• Food availability

• Predation

• Disease

• All of the above

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