Carrying Capacity
Biology ⇒ Ecology and Environment
Carrying Capacity starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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A population of 1,200 fish is living in a lake with a carrying capacity of 1,000. What is likely to happen to the fish population over time?
A population of 2,000 insects is living in a field with a carrying capacity of 1,500. If 600 insects die due to starvation, what is the new population size?
A population of 500 birds lives on an island with a carrying capacity of 600. If the birth rate is higher than the death rate, what will happen to the population?
A population of 800 animals is living in an area with a carrying capacity of 1,000. If the population grows by 10% per year, what will the population be after one year?
A population of 900 animals is living in an area with a carrying capacity of 1,000. If 200 animals are born and 100 die in a year, what is the population at the end of the year?
A population of deer in a forest has reached its carrying capacity. What will most likely happen if more food becomes available?
A population of rabbits in a meadow is limited by the amount of grass available. If the grass supply decreases, what happens to the carrying capacity for rabbits?
Describe how overgrazing by herbivores can impact the carrying capacity of a grassland ecosystem.
Describe how seasonal changes can affect the carrying capacity of an ecosystem.
Describe one way in which invasive species can affect the carrying capacity of native species.
Describe the difference between exponential and logistic population growth in relation to carrying capacity.
Explain how limiting factors affect the carrying capacity of a population.
Explain how technological advances can increase the carrying capacity for humans.
Explain the role of competition in determining carrying capacity.
Explain why carrying capacity is not always a constant value for a given ecosystem.
Explain why populations rarely remain exactly at carrying capacity for long periods.
If a disease outbreak reduces a population below its carrying capacity, what is likely to happen to the population size after the outbreak ends?
If a population is below its carrying capacity, what is likely to happen to the population size?
If a population is consistently below its carrying capacity, what does this indicate about the availability of resources?
List three abiotic factors that can influence the carrying capacity of an ecosystem.
