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Reproductive Potential.
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Rate at which species increases its population
a) Limiting factor
b) Reproductive potential
c) Experiment
d) Carrying capacity
Any biotic or abiotic factor that acts in some way to limit a population
a) Limiting factor
b) Reproductive potential
c) Experiment
d) Carrying capacity
Mountain lions act as a limiting factor to deer for what reason?
a) Mountain lions can live longer than deer
b) Mountain lions can grow bigger than deer in size
c) Lions could eat the deer and offspring
d) None of these options
It is extremely important for populations to have limiting factors.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
What is carrying capacity?
a) Any biotic or abiotic factor of an ecosystem that controls the size of a population.
b) When several organisms in an ecosystem require the same resources.
c) The greatest size of a population that a given environment can support.
d) The theoretical unlimited growth of a population over time.
Growth of organisms and population increases are _____ by access to resources.
a) unlimited
b) limited
c)
d)
A population will most likely deplete the resources of its environment if the population
a) grows beyond carrying capacity
b) must share resources with many other species
c) moves frequently from one habitat to another
d) has a low reproductive potential
The growth rate of a population of geese will probably increase within a year if
a) more birds die than are hatched
b) several females begin laying eggs at younger ages than their mothers did.
c) most females lay two eggs instead of three during a nesting season.
d) some birds get lost during migration
Which of the following is an example of competition between species?
a) A tick living on a dog.
b) A lichen, which is an alga and a fungus.
c) A bobcat hunting a mouse.
d) Two species of insects feeding on the same rare plant.
Which of the following has the greatest effect on reproductive potential?
a) Producing more offspring at a time.
b) Reproducing more often .
c) Having a longer life span.
d) Reproducing earlier in life.
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