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Which of these is not a limiting factor for a population of squirrels?

a

Available space to build nests

b

Available water sources

c

Available friends to play

d

Available food to eat


Question 2 (4 points)

A decrease in limiting factors leads to an increase of biodiversity.

True

False


Question 3 (4 points)

If a disease destroying soybean plants in a field completely sweeps through an ecosystem, what would happen to the population of

songbirds that rely on the soybeans for food?

a

The songbird population would decrease

b

The songbird population will remain constant

c

The songbird population will increase rapidly

d

The songbirds will all crumple to the ground instantaneously


Question 4 (4 points)

Which of these limiting factors from the lesson is abiotic?

a

Predators

b

Food

c

Weather

d

Diseases


Question 5 (4 points)

Which of the following was given in the lesson as a limiting factor for organisms in the Caribbean Sea?

a

Amount of rainfall

b

Nesting locations

c

Water Temperatures

d

A lack of space within the mangrove swamps


Question 6 (5 points)

Are limiting factors positive, negative, or both for an ecosystem? Explain your reasoning


Question 7 (4 points)

When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?

a)It continues to grow

b)the population starts to die off to return to carrying capacity

c)The population will go extinct due to lack of resources

d)The population grows, then finds a new carrying capacity


Question 9 (4 points)

Will competition increase or decrease the carrying capacity of an ecosystem for the animals in competition?

increase

Decrease


Question 10 (4 points)

The largest number of individuals in a species that an environment can support long term...

a)Immigration

b)population Density

c)Emigration

d)Carrying Capacity