Understanding Ecosystems Quiz

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What is the term for the maximum population of organisms that can be maintained in an ecosystem?

Carrying capacity (correct)

Population threshold

Ecosystem limit

Habitat capacity

If the wolf population decreased indefinitely, what would be the most likely immediate effect on the deer population?

Increase due to the wolves' absence

No change in population

Increase due to increased food availability

Decrease due to lack of predation (correct)

Which type of growth is characterized by a rapid increase in population size until reaching the carrying capacity of the environment?

Exponential growth

Logistic growth (correct)

S-shaped growth

J-shaped growth

What happens to a bacterial population if it exceeds the carrying capacity of its environment?

Starts to die off until reaching carrying capacity Signup and view all the answers

How does an increase in population density typically affect the survival rate of lambs in a wild sheep population living in a forest?

Survival rate decreases Signup and view all the answers

What is the main idea of the text?

Explaining different types of population graphs in an ecosystem Signup and view all the answers

Which term best describes the delicate balance that an ecosystem tries to maintain?

Homeostasis Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of predators in an ecosystem?

Maintaining population control Signup and view all the answers

In a predator-prey relationship, what happens to the predator population if the prey population decreases significantly?

The predator population will decrease as well Signup and view all the answers

Which type of graph helps scientists visualize changes in a population of organisms over time?

Predator-prey graph Signup and view all the answers

Understanding Ecosystems Quiz

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What is the term for the maximum population of organisms that can be maintained in an ecosystem?

If the wolf population decreased indefinitely, what would be the most likely immediate effect on the deer population?

Which type of growth is characterized by a rapid increase in population size until reaching the carrying capacity of the environment?

What happens to a bacterial population if it exceeds the carrying capacity of its environment?

How does an increase in population density typically affect the survival rate of lambs in a wild sheep population living in a forest?

What is the main idea of the text?

Which term best describes the delicate balance that an ecosystem tries to maintain?

What is the primary role of predators in an ecosystem?

In a predator-prey relationship, what happens to the predator population if the prey population decreases significantly?

Which type of graph helps scientists visualize changes in a population of organisms over time?

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