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

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exponential
B
linear
C
logistic
D
limited
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If a population of deer exceeds its carrying capacity, it is likely that the

A
population will crash.
B
population will become extinct.
C
carrying capacity will increase.
D
birth rate will increase.
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Which is the change in size of a group of organisms of the same species over time?

A
population growth
B
death rate
C
birth rate
D
immigration and emigration
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Which type of population growth is shown in this graph?

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A
exponential
B
logistic
C
linear
D
limited
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In a population of deer in one year, six deer were born, five deer emigrated, three deer were killed by predators, and one deer immigrated. What can be determined from this information?

A
Population growth is decreasing.
B
Population growth is increasing.
C
Population growth stays the same.
D
Population reaches the carrying capacity.
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What do birth rate, death rate, immigration, and emigration determine about a population?

A
carrying capacity
B
population growth
C
population type
D
limiting factors
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Based on this population growth graph, what can be concluded about the population?

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A
The rabbit population grows exponentially.
B
The rabbit population had many limiting factors in the first ten years.
C
The birth rate equals the death rate for a majority of the twenty-year period.
D
The carry capacity is around 0.4 million.
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What would most likely happen to the chipmunk population in 2014 if the population went up to 22 million in 2013?

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A
The chipmunk population would continue to increase.
B
The carrying capacity would increase.
C
The chipmunk population would crash.
D
The death rate would decrease.
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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?

A
sixteen
B
thirty-nine
C
forty-eight
D
sixty
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Which type of growth occurs when population growth slows or stops after a period of exponential growth?

A
decreasing
B
exponential
C
linear
D
logistic

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