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What is carrying capacity?
What is carrying capacity?
- The speed at which organisms can move through an environment
- The minimum number of organisms required for an environment to survive
- The total weight of organisms in an environment
- The maximum number of organisms an environment can support (correct)
In the pizza buffet example, what represents the carrying capacity for one soccer team?
In the pizza buffet example, what represents the carrying capacity for one soccer team?
- Five types of pizzas (correct)
- The number of players on one soccer team
- The ability of the pizza buffet to serve two teams
- The total number of pizzas available regardless of demand
What is an ecosystem?
What is an ecosystem?
- A place where only plants grow
- A group of animals of the same species
- A community of living organisms and their physical environment (correct)
- A system for distributing resources evenly among populations
Why do scientists study carrying capacity in ecosystems?
Why do scientists study carrying capacity in ecosystems?
What is a limiting factor?
What is a limiting factor?
In the example of bears in a forest, what was the initial limiting factor when two more bears arrived?
In the example of bears in a forest, what was the initial limiting factor when two more bears arrived?
Why is water a limiting factor for bears in a desert?
Why is water a limiting factor for bears in a desert?
How can shelter be a limiting factor for bears in a desert?
How can shelter be a limiting factor for bears in a desert?
Which animal is mentioned as being well-suited to the desert environment?
Which animal is mentioned as being well-suited to the desert environment?
How do scorpions primarily get water in the desert?
How do scorpions primarily get water in the desert?
Flashcards
Carrying Capacity
Carrying Capacity
The maximum number of living organisms an environment can support.
Limiting Factor
Limiting Factor
Something that restricts the number of organisms that can be supported in an environment.
Ecosystem
Ecosystem
The community of animals, plants, and other organisms that live in the same area.
Limiting Factors: Examples
Limiting Factors: Examples
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Study Notes
- Carrying capacity is the maximum number of living organisms an environment can support.
- A limiting factor restricts the number of organisms that can be supported.
Ecosystems
- Scientists study carrying capacity to determine if an ecosystem is sustainable.
- An ecosystem is a community of animals, plants, and other organisms living in the same area.
- Ecosystems provide resources for animals to live, feed, and reproduce.
- An ecosystem can only support a certain number of animals before problems arise.
Limiting Factors
- Scientists evaluate limiting factors to determine how many animals can live in an area.
- Availability of food is a limiting factor
- When food is depleted, the area can no longer sustain a population.
- Availability of water can also limit carrying capacity.
- All animals need water to survive.
- Availability of shelter is another limiting factor.
- Deserts lack shelter from heat and wind, making them unsuitable for some animals.
- Scorpions thrive in the desert by eating insects and getting hydration from prey.
- Scorpions burrow under the sand for shelter from the sun and protection from predators.
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