Which of the following is/are examples of density-dependent factors that affect population growth? Select all that apply. (Please explain!)   A. Habitat loss   B. Predation   C. Limited food   D. Disease

Q: List at least 5 abiotic factors and explain how they can affect the populations of different species…

A: An ecosystem (or ecological system) is made up of all the organisms that interact with the physical…

Q: A population has 50 individuals in it, but the habitat's carrying capacity is 100 individuals. The…

A: Ecology is the study of the associations among living organisms and their physical environment.A…

Q: Which of the following is not true of a population of largepredators in a small reserve?a. The…

A: In a predator-prey relationship, the organism that feeds upon the other is called a predator, while…

Q: The total number of species present in a community is called the   a. species evenness.   b.…

A: A community is a group of organisms living in the same place or having a particular characteristic…

Q: If you removed the foxes from this community, what would your graph look like? The number of mice…

A: Here, the second statement is true.

Q: As population densities approach the carrying capacity what are two biotic factors that would…

A: The study of organisms in their indigenous environment is called ecology. The carrying capacity in…

Q: If a group of predators is added to a community with a population of prey that is growing…

A: Populations reach the carrying capacity (K) of their environment as competition grows and resources…

Q: A group of acarologists recorded 6,723 black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) per acre in one patch…

A: Ecology is the study of of the interaction between biotic and abiotic components of the environment.

Q: Carrying capacity is and is represented by the letter on the graph. O he maximum number of…

A: Population size  The population size of an ecosystem depends upon food, shelter, area, etc.

Q: how two species with a negative biotic interactions can still coexist

A: Species interactions Species interactions are defined as the relations between different organisms…

Q: The maximum possible growth for a species is the _________.   Question 21 options:   Biotic…

A: One of the main branches of ecology is the study of population of different species.

Q: How does the study of population ecology help us understand why some populations grow, some remain…

A: The study of the population ecology helps us in understanding the environmental factor and the…

Q: A population’s ecological footprint is measured in terms of:   a how many resources the population…

A: A population is a group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same habitat.

Q: As a population’s size increases toward the ecosystem’s carrying capacity,a. environmental…

A: Carrying capacity may be defined as the maximum number of individuals that a particular ecosystem…

Q: Both intraspecific and interspecific competition affect population growth. Which of the following…

A: The population growth rate is depends on the availability of resources and presence of competition.…

Q: Inplants, “self-thinning” refers to reduction in:a.the biomass of an individual in response to…

A: BASIC INFORMATION  COMPETITION  In an ecosystem if there are two different species then there is…

Q: Which of the following factors stabilizes population growth into an S-shaped curve? A. a low number…

A: Carrying capacity is the term which describes the maximum population a place accommodate its…

Q: Which of the following is an example of a density-dependent population factor?   Select one: A.…

A: The two main components of nature and abiotic and biotic components. The environment constitutes the…

Q: Which of the below factors is likely to cause density independent limits to population growth? Group…

A: Population is a group of individuals that found in a particular area.

Q: According to the Enemy Release Hypothesis: a. Predators and pathogens experience population increase…

A: The 'hypothesis of the release of enemies' is the idea that invasive species are less affected by…

Q: If a disease is destroying barley plants in a field swept through an ecosystem What type of limiting…

A: A limiting factor is resource or environmental condition which limits the growth, abundance or…

Q: Which of the following could qualify as a bottom-up control on a grassland community?  (A)…

A: Answer. The bottom-up control model proposes a unidirectional influence from lower to higher trophic…

Q: Which of the following best predicts the consequences of introducing brown rats ( invasive species)…

A: The community is the collection of all species that are present in a particular area. The…

Q: Describe a population bottleneck and how it impacts the effective population size (Ne). Then list…

A: A population bottleneck is an event that radically decreases the size of a population. The…

Q: It is living components in an environment and may include food sources and other populations. A)…

A: An ecosystem is defined as a community of living and non-living things that work together to form a…

Q: Which limiting factor would affect the carrying capacity for all species in the pictured ecosystem?…

A: Limiting factor that would affect the carrying capacity for all species in the pictured ecosystem is…

Q: Disturbance often affects community structure by __________________. Question 24 options: A)…

A: Biodiversity is the variability of life present on the earth.

Q: What kind of growth is represented in this graph? population A Exponentiat B: Decline C: Grew then…

A: The population's per capita (per person) rate of growth remains constant not depended on population…

Q: Which of the following factors stabilizes population growth into an S-shaped curve? a. limited…

A: Increases in a population's or a dispersed group's membership are referred to as population growth.…

Q: A population of deer suddenly decreases dramatically in number. This most likely occurred because…

A: A population is defined as a group of individuals of the same species living and interbreeding…

Q: In this graph, the prey and predator populations periodically increase and decrease. This is an…

A: Growth curve is the graphical representation of growth of a population of a species over a given…

Q: 5. Wild animals leave their habitat due to the conversion of forests to techno park. *   A.…

A: A limiting factor is a kind of facfor that can aim in population size and can slow down the growing…

Q: Carrying capacity is defined as a species’ average population size in an environment. Which of the…

A: Carrying capacity:Carrying capacity is the typical population size of a species in a given habitat.…

Q: WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POPULATION GROWTH  AND RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY? You have to cite…

A: Population growth, its decline as well as urbanization and migration affect all developmental…

Q: The Human Population and Its Impact: Population Ecology Compared to a developed country, which of…

A: Population Ecology:   Population ecology is a branch of ecology concerned with the dynamics of…

Q: How does individual behavior decrease biotic potential? a) It reduces the reproductive rates of…

A: Biotic potential is the maximum reproductive capacity of an organism under optimum environmental…

Q: The Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model is incredibly closely related to Lotka-Volterra competition…

A: The correct answer is option B- Tilman's R* model.

Q: Which of the following is the term for the upward growth of a population?   Select one: A.…

A: Biotic potential can be described as the unrestricted growth of populations resulting in the maximum…

Q: If you were to experimentally remove the snake from the community in the diagram below, and you…

A: Introduction :- An ecosystem is a geographical area in which plants, animals, and other species, as…

Q: Endangered Species will go extinct without: A Habitat Preservation B Breeding Programs to Increase…

A: Endangered species are those that are threatened by extinction. Species become endangered because of…

Q: When Yellowstone National Park was created in the late 1800s, the grey wolf population was not…

A: After the elimination of the grey wolves population from the Yellowstone National Park, the elk…

Q: As limiting factors, how do disease differ from a forest fires? A) Diseases can slow the growth of a…

A: Introduction: The population is termed as the number of individuals in a particular area.

Q: carrying capacity

A: Carrying capacity Carrying capacity is the average size of species in a particular habitat The…

Q: What has caused the population illustrated below to slow down?   a consumption of resources b high…

A: The growth of the population depends on several factors. The factors affecting the population growth…

Q: Which of the following does not directly affect the intensity of competition?   Question 3 options:…

A: Introduction :-  Competition is a natural phenomenon in which organisms compete to each other for…

Q: An ecologist studied how many kangaroo rats could be supported in two different habitats, a…

A: Humans rely on ecosystems for a variety of unseen services. For example, ecosystems provide foods,…

Q: Researchers have found that a local squirrel population fluctuates from year to year, increasing one…

A: Birth rate/Natality can be defined as the number of births took place during a given period of time…

Q: to be sustainable, the total ecological footprint of an area’s population must be smaller than the…

A: Introduction:- Ecological footprint describes the effect of human population on the environment as…

Communities and Ecosystems

Ecology contains two words: Eikos means dwelling, and logy means to study, so the combined meaning is studying habitat or living.