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Vocabulary Quiz 12

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the maximum number of organisms an environment can support without running out of resources?

a)

Population Density

b)

Carrying Capacity

c)

Growth

d)

Limiting Factor

2.

What term describes an increase in the number or size of organisms over time?

a)

Growth

b)

Competition

c)

Density-Dependent

d)

Predation

3.

Which of the following is a factor that slows or stops the growth of a population?

a)

Natural Disaster

b)

Growth

c)

Limiting Factor

d)

Predation

4.

What type of limiting factor affects a population more as it grows larger, such as disease or food shortages?

a)

Density-Independent

b)

Density-Dependent

c)

Carrying Capacity

d)

Competition

5.

Which factor affects a population regardless of its size, like a wildfire or hurricane?

a)

Density-Dependent

b)

Density-Independent

c)

Population Density

d)

Competition

6.

What term describes how many organisms live in a certain area?

a)

Growth

b)

Population Density

c)

Natural Disaster

d)

Predation

7.

When organisms struggle against each other for food, water, or space, what is happening?

a)

Competition

b)

Growth

c)

Predation

d)

Carrying Capacity

8.

What is a long period of time with little or no rain?

a)

Natural Disaster

b)

Drought

c)

Density-Dependent

d)

Predation

9.

Which of the following is a sudden and extreme event, such as an earthquake or hurricane, that causes major damage?

a)

Natural Disaster

b)

Drought

c)

Competition

d)

Growth

10.

What is the relationship called when one animal hunts and eats another animal?

a)

Carrying Capacity

b)

Predation

c)

Limiting Factor

d)

Density-Independent