WorksheetsLimits to Population
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following statements about biotic potential is TRUE?
Biotic potential varies a great deal by species.
Biotic potential is only reached when food is limited.
The biotic potential of a large mammal is high.
The biotic potential of insects tends to be low.
Which of the following is a density-dependent factor?
flashfloods
fire
typhoons
predation
The image (on the right) is a population graph from the predator-prey game. Green indicates grass, blue indicates rabbits, and red indicates wolves. The rapid growth in grass shown at the right of the graph is probably due to
rabbits becoming extinct
wolves controlling the rabbit population
rabbits going on diets
wolves becoming extinct
If a population for a certain organism is above the carrying capacity of an ecosystem, which of the following is a plausible outcome?
the population will continue to grow because they will start migrating to other ecosystems
the population will decline, as there is a limited number of resources in the ecosystem
the population will decline because there will be an increase in predators
the population will continue to grow until biotic potential is reached
It refers to the maximum capacity of an ecosystem to sustain a population of organisms without deteriorating.
biological capacity
biotic potential
environmental potential
carrying capacity
List two factors that have limited human population growth in the past.
Discuss the ways by which natural disasters (droughts, floods, hurricanes and fires) affect the population growth.
Which of the following is a limiting factor for marine organisms?
Weather
Natural Disaster
Salinity
Use of Pesticides
TRUE or FALSE.
Populations can grow indefinitely.
TRUE
FALSE
Match the following abiotic factor
Human Activity
Pollution
Land
Altitude
Ocean
Salinity
