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a) Determine whether the following factors are density-dependent or density-independent.

  1. Drought  Answer
  2. Disease  Answer
  3. Temperature  Answer
  4. Low pH  Answer
  5. Prey population number  Answer
  6. Predator population number  Answer
  7. Competition  Answer
  8. Loss of habitat  Answer

b) The moose population in Jasper is currently on the decline in Jasper National Park. Some of the reasons for the population decline are liver fluke parasitic disease, return of the wolves in the area, and increased traffic in the highways.

Match the cause of moose population decline to the type of limiting factor using the drop down menu. Choose between density dependent and density independent.

  Cause of Population Decline Limiting Factor
a. Liver fluke Answer
b. Increase in wolf population Answer
c. Increase in highway traffic Answer

c) Which of the following scenarios is an example of a density-dependent limiting factor?

a. The spread of ticks among a moose population weakens the individual members, causing a decrease in the population density.
b. Warmer temperatures over several winters has resulted in an extensive pine beetle infestation of lodgepole pine trees across northern British Columbia and Alberta.
c. The population of sea turtles in the Caribbean decreases because of an increase in the number and intensity of hurricanes during the breeding season.
d. A forest fire destroys much of the habitat in the Boreal forest of Northern Alberta.

 

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