Go to the Quizzes Page Resources in Ecosystems 0% 610 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 10 What will happen to the populations of animals in this forest after the fire? decrease increase stay the same increase then decrease 2 / 10 Which of the following is an example of a limiting factor for an owl? Sunlight Soil Snow Mice 3 / 10 How can overpopulation impact other populations of animals? Less Living Space Available Less Water Available All the Above Less food Available 4 / 10 A population is a group of a small group of living things that use the same resources. living and nonliving things that are exist in the same environment. nonliving things that are located in the same area and provide resource for living things. living things of the same species that live and reproduce in the same area. 5 / 10 Define "carrying capacity" maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support minimum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support when population increases slowly at first then grow at an accelerated rate any factors in an environment that are limited 6 / 10 The struggle between two or more species or individuals in an ecosystem that require the same resources, such as food, water, sun, or territory. Interdependent Carrying Capacity Competition Reproductive Potential 7 / 10 Define "limiting factor" when population increases slowly at first then grow at an accelerated rate maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing minimum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support 8 / 10 What is likely to happen to the populations of zebras and gazelles when they are competing for the same grassy area? The growth of both populations is likely to be limited. Both populations will likely immediately leave the area. Both populations are likely to grow. Both populations are likely to stay exactly the same. 9 / 10 An ecosystem is a group of populations of living things but NOT the non-living parts of their environment. a group of populations of living things and the non-living parts of their environment. any area that located on land. a group of populations of living things and the food sources in their environment. 10 / 10 Why don't populations grow indefinitely? only biotic factors limiting factors none of the above only abiotic factors Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page