Population Dynamics Google Slides
Population Dynamics Google Slides
1. What are limiting resources and how do they effect all species, from animals to humans?
2. Are limiting factors biotic or abiotic? Explain and provide 3-examples for each factor.
3. What is one weather condition that can limit the growth of a population? Provide 2 examples
for ANY two major cities worldwide. Ex. Drought
4. Compare exponential growth vs. logistic model. What are the similarities and differences. Insert
an image via online into your google slides.
5. Read this articles and write a small paragraph about the Bolivian Water War.
http://www.economist.com/node/280871 and
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/water-war-in-bolivia-led-eventually-to-overthrow-of-
entire-political-order-1.2004444
How did this effect the people?
Is water a humanitarian right or should big banks own it?
Did the people have the right to fight for the water source in their country?
6. Is the planet overcrowded? List examples to support your claim. Images, articles, statistics, etc.
This should be a minimum of 2-3 slides.
7. Name three major factors that determine population growth
8. Describe exponential growth and identify an exponential growth curve.
9. What controls how many organisms exist in a population in the first place?
10. Define carrying capacity and identify the (limiting) factors that contribute to the carrying
capacity for a population.