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Chapter 8 Lesson 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?

a)

2 million

b)

1,000

c)

1.6 million

d)

1.0 million

2.
Food, water, sunlight, shelter, and space are resources that are often __________.
a)
limiting factors
b)
wet
c)
messy
d)
found in rocks
3.
If there is more food than usual in an ecosystem, then the population will mostly likely...
a)
stay the same
b)
decrease
c)
increase
4.
In a forest ecosystem, which of the following is the best example of a limiting factor for a rabbit population?
a)
Squirrel Population
b)
Sunlight
c)
Grass available
5.

True or False


When there are not enough resources available to survive, there is more competition in a community.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

All of the meerkats that live in the same place at the same time make up a ____________.

a)

Community

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Population

d)

Biosphere

7.

TRUE OR FALSE

An overpopulation of a group of animals can cause damage to trees and plants.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.
What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?
a)
1000
b)
8000
c)
800
d)
600
9.
If a disease destroying barley plants in a field swept through an ecosystem, what would happen to the barley eating bird population in the the field ?
a)
The bird population would stay the same
b)
The bird population would infinitely increase
c)
The bird population would decrease
10.

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

a)

3

b)

7

c)

70

d)

40

11.

Anything that restricts the size of a population is a ________________________.

a)

biotic potential

b)

carrying capacity

c)

species

d)

limiting factor

12.

The size of a population compared to the amount of space available is called the _________________.

a)

biotic potential

b)

population density

c)

limiting factor

d)

carrying capacity

13.

If a population could grow in perfect conditions with no limiting factors, it would reach its _________________.

a)

carrying capacity

b)

biotic potential

c)

population density

d)

population

14.

All of the elephants that live in this area at the same time make up a _____________________.

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

population

d)

biosphere

15.

Which of the following is not part of the biosphere?

a)

The polar ice caps

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Kalahari Desert

d)

The moon