WorksheetsLimiting Factors
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Many fish die due to a drastic change in water temperature.
Density-Dependent
Density-Independent
An extensive drought in the plains threatens wildebeest, giraffe, zebra, and springbok populations.
Density-Dependent
Density-Independent
Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor?
human activities
unusual weather
competition
natural disaster
Which of the following would NOT be an example of a density dependent limiting factor?
fire
disease
lack of food
space
In the graph to the right, what is the population of deer at the carrying capacity of the environment?
3
7
70
40
A lion and a cheetah attempt to occupy the same niche. The more aggressive lion survives; the cheetah does not.
Density-Dependent: Competition
Density-Independent: Competition
Density-Dependent: Predator-Prey
Density-Independent: Predator-Prey
number of organisms per unit area/volume
carrying capacity
limiting factor
total population
population density
