Populations Lesson Quiz A Multiple Choice LESSON 1

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Date
Lesson Quiz A
Class
Chapter 21
LESSON 1
Populations
Multiple Choice
Directions: On the line before the question, write the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which grouping could be considered a population in the Kalahari Desert?
A. all the meerkats in the desert
B. all the plants and animals in the desert
C. all the living and nonliving parts of the desert
Matching
Directions: On the line before each definition, write the letter of the term that matches it correctly. Each term is
used only once.
Matching Set 1
2. all the populations of different species that live in
the same area at the same time
3. parts of Earth and its atmosphere where there is
life
A. biosphere
B. biotic potential
C. population
D. community
4. potential growth of a population in perfect
conditions with no limiting factors
place at one time
Matching Set 2
6. the struggle in a community for the same
resources, such as food
7. size of a population compared to the amount of
space available
E. carrying capacity
F. competition
G. limiting factor
H. population density
8. anything that restricts the size of a population
9. largest number of individuals of one species that
an environment can support
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5. all the organisms of one species living in one