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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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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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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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The overall population of a species has increased. What could have occurred to allow this to happen?

A
The emigration rate is greater than the death rate.
B
The death rate of the population is greater than the immigration.
C
The birth rate of the population is less than the death rate.
D
The immigration of the population is greater than the emigration.
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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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Deer need food and water to survive. What are food and water for the deer population?

A
carrying capacity
B
limiting factors
C
population growth
D
scarce resources

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