In an ecosystem with unlimited resources and no predators, the population of the species is expected to grow exponentially over time. Therefore, the correct response is:
a curve that increases exponentially as time passes.
Suppose a species lives in an ecosystem with unlimited resources and no predators. What is the shape of its population versus time graph?(1 point)
Responses
a curve that increases but flattens out as time passes
a curve that increases but flattens out as time passes
a horizontal line
a horizontal line
a curve that decreases exponentially as time passes
a curve that decreases exponentially as time passes
a curve that increases exponentially as time passes
5 answers
Suppose a rabbit colony’s predators are removed from its ecosystem. The colony’s population will likely(1 point)
Responses
decrease
decrease
increase until reaching a new carrying capacity
increase until reaching a new carrying capacity
stay the same
stay the same
increase indefinitely
Responses
decrease
decrease
increase until reaching a new carrying capacity
increase until reaching a new carrying capacity
stay the same
stay the same
increase indefinitely
If a rabbit colony’s predators are removed from its ecosystem, the colony’s population will likely:
increase until reaching a new carrying capacity.
Which thing is part of both a community and an ecosystem?(1 point)
Responses
land
land
plant
plant
water
water
air
Responses
land
land
plant
plant
water
water
air
The correct answer is plant.
Plants are part of both a community (which includes all living organisms) and an ecosystem (which includes both living organisms and their physical environment).