Populations

Question 1

carrying capacity

Answer 1

maximum population size that an environment can support

Question 2

abiotic factors that can affect population size

Answer 2

• natural disasters
• water availability
• rainfall
• temperature

Question 3

biotic factors that affect population size

Answer 3

• competition/war
• predators
• disease
• birth rate

Question 4

limiting factors that can keep the population at a stable level

Answer 4

• disease
• food supply
• conflict

Question 5

k-strategist

Answer 5

• limiting factors exert their affect as population grows closer to the carrying capacity
• population gradually levels out
• low reproductive rate, slow development, long lifespan, large body mass
• eg. humans, elephants, lions, sharks

Question 6

r-strategist

Answer 6

• population size increases too rapidly that it exceeds carrying capacity
• not enough resources to survive/reproduce