Carrying Capacity
Biology ⇒ Ecology and Environment
Carrying Capacity starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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A forest can support a maximum of 200 deer. If the deer population increases to 250, what will likely happen to the population in the next few years?
A population of 1000 birds lives on an island with a carrying capacity of 1200. If the birth rate is higher than the death rate, what will happen to the population?
A population of 1500 insects is living in a habitat with a carrying capacity of 1200. What is likely to happen to the population?
A population of fish in a lake is limited by oxygen levels. If pollution reduces oxygen, what happens to the carrying capacity?
A forest can support a maximum of 200 deer. If the deer population increases to 250, what will likely happen to the population in the next few years?
A population of 1000 birds lives on an island with a carrying capacity of 1200. If the birth rate is higher than the death rate, what will happen to the population?
A population of 1500 insects is living in a habitat with a carrying capacity of 1200. What is likely to happen to the population?
A population of 400 animals has a birth rate of 0.05 and a death rate of 0.03 per year. If the carrying capacity is 500, what is the net population growth rate per year?
Which of the following best describes a population at carrying capacity?
(1) Birth rate equals death rate
(2) Birth rate is greater than death rate
(3) Death rate is greater than birth rate
(4) Immigration exceeds emigration
Which of the following best describes what happens when a population is below carrying capacity?
(1) The population will decline
(2) The population will grow
(3) The population will remain the same
(4) The population will go extinct
Which of the following factors can affect the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
(1) Availability of food
(2) Disease
(3) Predation
(4) All of the above
Which of the following graphs best represents a population reaching its carrying capacity?
(1) Exponential curve
(2) S-shaped (sigmoidal) curve
(3) Linear increase
(4) Declining curve
Fill in the blank: The carrying capacity of an environment is determined by the most _______ resource.
Fill in the blank: When a population is at carrying capacity, the environment's resources are being used at their _______ rate.
The carrying capacity of a population is most directly determined by the _______ resources in the environment.
The maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely is called _______.
True or False: Carrying capacity applies only to animal populations, not plants.
True or False: Carrying capacity can change over time due to environmental changes.
True or False: Carrying capacity is a fixed value for all ecosystems.
True or False: Carrying capacity is only relevant in natural ecosystems, not in managed or artificial environments.
