WorksheetsPop Dynamics Classwork questions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Match the following levels of classification to their definitions:
1 individual
Organism
All the same species
Population
All the different living things
Community
All the biotic and abiotic things
Ecosystem
What is carrying capacity
The minimum amount of individuals from a species that a habitat can hold
The maximum amount of individuals from a species that a habitat can hold
The amount of resources available at any given time
The amount of resources used by animals
Which two things increase a population size
Birth and emigration
Death and immigration
Birth and Immigration
Death and emigration
What happens when a population overshoots its carrying capacity
Nothing Happens
More animals are born
Each animal gets less resources to make room for more animals
There are not enough resources to go around and some animals will die
A population cannot grow forever because...
That is not the way it works
Populations can grow forever
There are limited resources
There is limited time
What is the carrying capacity of this population?
1000
1500
1700
2000
What kind of population growth curve is this?
Exponential Growth Curve
J shaped Curve
A population that has uncontrolled growth
All of the above
Density Independent Factors are...
Factors that will not impact a population
Factors that will impact a population size regardless of how large or small a population is.
Factors that will impact a population size but only if the population is large
Factors that will impact a population size but only if the population is small
Density Dependent Factors are...
Factors that limit a population size, but do not depend on the size of the population to have an impact.
Factors that limit a population size but it depends on the size of the population.
Factors that help a population grow
Human impacts that keep a population from growing
