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9th Env Sci 8.1 and
9th Env Sci Chapters 8.1 and 8.2 TEST
Question | Answer |
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number of individuals | Which of the following is one of the main properties used to describe a population? |
For a population's growth rate to be zero | the average number of births and deaths must be the same |
Exponential growth occurs when a population | grows increasingly faster |
Which of the following limits a population's biotic potential? | a maximum number of offspring each individual can produce |
which of the following limits a populations growth? | all of the above |
number of individuals per unit area | density |
example of indirect competition for resources | territory |
relative distribution of individuals | dispersion |
water, sunlight, or nutrients for plants | limiting resource |
deaths caused by disease | density dependent |
Which of the following statements is correct? | an organism's habitat is a location |
Which of the following is part of an American bison's niche? | all of the above |
When two species in an area eat the same type of food but eat at different times of the day, their niches | overlap |
If exponential growth occurs in the population of a species of predator, the population of its prey will most likely | decrease quickly |
If two species coevolve, they may develop adaptations that | Both A & B |
Species A benefits and species B is killed | predation |
Species A and B negatively affect each other | competition |
species A and B both benefit | mutualism |
species A benefits and species B is unaffected | commensalism |
species A benefits and species B is harmed but not killed | parasitism |