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WorksheetsLimiting Factors and Carrying Capacity
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which letter represents the carrying capacity of the following graph?
A
B
C
According to the graph, what is the maximum number of deer that this ecosystem can support?
100
90
80
70
When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?
The population continues to grow indefinitely
The population will crash due to no resources
The population will begin to die off until it is back at carrying capacity
The population remains stable and constant
Population growth can occur when there is
Increased predation
Birth of individuals
Death of individuals
Increased competition
Which of the following would decrease the carrying capacity
increase natural disasters
increase water
increase competition
Increase available Food
Increase disease
Any biotic or abiotic factor that helps regulate the size of a population is called a
(a)
Once a population reaches carrying capacity
Death rate is higher than birth rate and the population will decrease
Birth rate is higher than death rate and the population will increase
Birth rate and death rate are relatively equal and the population will become stable
How will a population of chickens be affected if a disease sweeps through and infects most of the grain the chickens eat.
The chicken population will remain stable
The chicken population will increase
The chicken population will decrease
The chicken population will get the disease
