Lesson 5: Population Growth Answers

Which is the change in size of a group of organisms of the same species over time?

Which type of growth occurs when population growth slows or stops after a period of exponential growth?

A population is growing at a rate of 2, 4, 8, 16, 32. Which type of growth does this describe?

If a population of deer exceeds its carrying capacity, it is likely that the

Which type of population growth is shown in this graph?Population of Bacteria

Which type of population growth is shown in this graph?

Which type of growth can occur only when a population has unlimited resources?

A scientist was studying a population of elephants. The first year, he counted a population of 80. Over the next eight years, the population’s numbers were 94, 100, 103, 110, 125, 120, 125, 120. What appears to be the carrying capacity for this population?

A population of sixteen emu grew to thirty-nine in one year. After two years, the population had grown to forty-eight. The maximum number of emu that the environment can support is approximately sixty due to limited resources such as food and water. What is the carrying capacity of the emu population?

In a year, a population of lions had four births, two deaths from disease, one natural death, five emigrations, and five immigrations. In the same year, a population of zebras had five births, three deaths, four emigrations, and one immigration. Which best explains the data?