Population Ecology Worksheet
Explore the basics of population ecology, including population size, density, distribution, and factors affecting population growth for Grade 6 science students.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. What is a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area at the same time called?
Community
Ecosystem
Population
Biome
2. Which of these is a limiting factor for a population?
Unlimited food
Enough space
Plenty of water
Predators
3. The number of individuals in a population per unit area is called .
4. When a population grows too large for its environment to support, it has exceeded its .
5. A decrease in birth rate will cause a population to grow.
True
False
6. Immigration is when individuals move out of a population.
True
False
7. Describe two factors that can cause a population to decrease.
8. Explain the difference between population density and population distribution.
9. Look at the food web below. If the population of rabbits suddenly decreased, what might happen to the population of foxes and grass?
