Question

Match each term with its definition.

A. Carrying capacity Sudden extreme
decrease in population
B. Exponential growth The maximum population of a species that the resources of its habitat can support
C. Logistic growth S-curve (population increase that is slow, then accelerating, then slowing and finally leveling off)
D. Population crash Population increase where the rate of growth stays the same but numbers increase at an accelerating rate

Answer 1

Carrying Capacity: The maximum population of a species that the resources of its habitat can support.

Exponential Growth: Population increase where the rate of growth stays the same but numbers increase at an accelerating rate.

Logistic Growth: S-curve (population increase that is slow, then accelerating, then slowing and finally leveling off).

Population Crash: Sudden extreme decrease in population.

Answer 2

Carrying capacity is the maximum population of a species that the resources of its habitat can support. Sudden extreme decrease in population is also known as population crash. Exponential growth is population increase where the rate of growth stays the same but numbers increase at an accelerating rate. Logistics growth is represented with S-curve (population increase that is slow, then accelerating, then slowing and finally leveling off).