Excessive amounts of rain caused a flood in the southwest United States that resulted in substantial amounts of deaths in the rabbit population? This situation is an example of a density _____________ limiting factor.
density independent
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A lion and a cheetah attempt to occupy the same niche. The more aggressive lion survives; the cheetah does not.
density dependent
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Since lynx prey on hares, an increase in the hare population causes an increase in the lynx population.
density dependent
15
8. What will happen if all of the frogs in a population die?
Frog's predators: decrease; frog's prey: increase
Frog's predators: increase; frog's prey decrease
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Look at the image and answer the question.
logistic
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What type of growth is shown in graph B?
exponential
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Look at the image and answer the question.
D
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Look at the image and answer the question.
carrying capacity
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Two arctic fox are fighting with a polar bear for a sea lion carcass. One fox distracts the bear while the other eats. What type of limiting factor is the polar bear?
Herbivory Effect
Competition
Predator-Prey Relationships
Weather
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A group of elephants gets stuck in mud at the edge of the river from a recent mud slide. A lion waits for an elephant to get tired before it attacks. What is the limiting factor to the elephant population?
Herbivory Effect
Natural disaster
Competition
Predator-Prey Relationships
5
A duck population normally begin migrating south right after the last rain of the late summer season. Suddenly, they’re migrating much earlier. The climate has been changing far too often which is altering the effects of their magnetite
Weather
Herbivory Effect
Competition
Predator-Prey Relationships
5
The wolf goes extinct, and the deer population has no predator to worry about. They graze the land. Because there is no more food. Some of the deer begin to bite at each other, while others die of starvation. What is the limiting factor?
Herbivory Effect
Competition
Predator-Prey Relationships
Overcrowding
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Which of the following would INCREASE the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?