Ecology and Population Dynamics Vocab

The ________________ is one of the main determinants of spatial distribution.

• Availability of resources

• Climate change

• Population density

• Government policies

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_______________ is the number of organisms per unit area.

• Population Density

• Carrying Capacity

• Biomass

• Birth Rate

_______________ is the separation of an ecosystem into small pieces of land.

• Habitat fragmentation

• Ecological succession

• Biomagnification

• Photosynthesis

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_______________ occurs when there are few or no limits placed on it by the environment.

• Exponential growth

• Logistic growth

• Carrying capacity

• Population decline

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_______________ is the term ecologists use to describe the number of individuals moving into a population.

• Immigration

• Emigration

• Extinction

• Carrying capacity

_______________ is the term ecologists use to describe the number of individuals moving away from a population.

• Emigration

• Immigration

• Migration

• Colonization

_______________ produce as many offspring as possible in a short period of time in order to take advantage of some environmental factor.

• R-Strategists

• K-Strategists

• Producers

• Decomposers

Which of the following is a characteristic that all populations have?

• Spacial Distribution

• Genetic Engineering

• Artificial Selection

• Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Plant growth is an example of a ____________________________.

• Density-dependent factor

• Abiotic factor

• Limiting nutrient

• Carrying capacity

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Which of the following is NOT a type of dispersion?

• Multi

• Chromatic

• Angular

• Material