Ecology: Limiting Factors and Population

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What is the primary reason behind a population's size growing beyond its ecosystem's support?

Decrease in predation

Biotic potential of the species (correct)

Increase in the carrying capacity of the environment

Lack of natural disasters

What happens to the population size of spiders when there is an overpopulation of birds in a community?

It decreases (correct)

It fluctuates

It increases

It remains the same

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can support?

Overpopulation

Carrying capacity (correct)

Limiting factor

Biotic potential

Which of the following is an example of a limiting factor that can decrease population size?

Natural disasters Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of a population's size decreasing to a very low level?

Extinction Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a population that has decreased in size due to human activities?

Giant moa Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a species that has died out and no individuals are left?

Extinct Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason behind the extinction of the giant moa?

Hunting by humans Signup and view all the answers

What can happen to a population's size when there is a decrease in food availability during winter?

It decreases Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the maximum rate of growth of a population under ideal conditions?

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What is the primary reason behind a population's size growing beyond its ecosystem's support?

What happens to the population size of spiders when there is an overpopulation of birds in a community?

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can support?

Which of the following is an example of a limiting factor that can decrease population size?

What is the consequence of a population's size decreasing to a very low level?

Which of the following is an example of a population that has decreased in size due to human activities?

What is the term for a species that has died out and no individuals are left?

What is the primary reason behind the extinction of the giant moa?

What can happen to a population's size when there is a decrease in food availability during winter?

What is the term for the maximum rate of growth of a population under ideal conditions?

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