Practice Population Regulation Mechanisms (6) - 📘 Chapter: Population Dynamics

Practice: Population Regulation Mechanisms

Lesson 6📘 Chapter: Population Dynamics

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Question 1.
Define density-dependent factors.
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Think about how resources become limited.
Question 2.
Give an example of a density-independent factor.
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Consider events that can affect any population size.
3Question 3.
What are density-dependent factors?
- Factors that increase with population density
- Factors that are constant regardless of population size
- Factors that only affect large populations
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Consider how limitations might change with population size.
4Question 4.
True or False: Density-independent factors include natural disasters.
- True
- False
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Think about how a natural disaster impacts a city.
Question 5.
Imagine a population of 100 deer in a forest. Over the winter, a disease spreads due to high density. Predict the impact this will have on the population by the spring.
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Consider how disease spreads in crowded conditions.
Question 6.
Discuss how a drought (as a density-independent factor) could alter the growth of a population of plants in the affected area.
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Think about the resources necessary for plant survival.

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