Question

(each answer, 2 points)
match the terms with the definitions.

1. ______ biodiversity
2. ______ carrying capacity
3. ______ conservation
4. ______ endemic
5. ______ fertility rate
6. ______ growth rate
7. ______ indigenous
8. ______ infectious disease
9. ______ invasive species
10. ______ limiting resources
11. ______ native
12. ______ population density
13. ______ population dispersion
14. ______ replacement level
15. ______ reproductive potential
16. ______ total fertility rate

a. the maximum number of offspring an individual of the population can produce
b. a species that has existed in a certain area for a long period of time, usually thousands of years, and before human contact
c. native species that are only found in one location and nowhere else on the earth
d. an introduced species that reproduces and spreads rapidly, causes great damage, and is difficult to control
e. native species that are found in more than one location on the earth
f. the numbers and variety of different species in a given area
g. an illness that is caused by one organism or substance entering another organism and infecting it
h. the average total number of children a woman will have in her lifetime in a certain area
i. the preservation and restoration of something
j. the number of individuals per area
k. the maximum number of a species an ecosystem can support indefinitely
l. the number of children each woman must have in order for population levels to remain the same in the future
m. the number of babies born per 1,000 women
n. the change in population numbers over time
o. natural resources that limit population growth
p. the arrangement of individuals within a certain amount of space

Explanation:

• Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in a particular area, which matches option F.
• Carrying capacity is the maximum number of a species an ecosystem can support indefinitely, corresponding to option K.
• Conservation is about the preservation and restoration of something, so it's option I.
• Endemic species are native species only found in one location, which is option C.
• Fertility rate (total fertility rate) is the average total number of children a woman will have in her lifetime in a certain area, matching option H.
• Growth rate is the change in population numbers over time, so option N.
• Indigenous means a species that has existed in a certain area for a long period (usually thousands of years) before human contact, which is option B.
• Infectious disease is an illness caused by one organism or substance entering another and infecting it, corresponding to option G.
• Invasive species is an introduced species that reproduces and spreads rapidly, causes damage, and is hard to control, so option D.
• Limiting resources are natural resources that limit population growth, which is option O.
• Native (in this context, assuming it's like indigenous) but if we consider the options, if we assume it's a native species found in more than one location (though the term "native" can be a bit ambiguous here compared to "indigenous" and "endemic", but among the options, option E.
• Population density is the number of individuals per area, matching option J.
• Population dispersion is the arrangement of individuals within a certain amount of space, so option P.
• Replacement level is the number of children each woman must have for population levels to remain the same in the future, corresponding to option L.
• Reproductive potential is the maximum number of offspring an individual of the population can produce, so option A.
• Total fertility rate (already matched as H, but if there was a mix - up, but according to standard definitions, H is correct for total fertility rate).

Answer:

1. F. biodiversity
2. K. carrying capacity
3. I. conservation
4. C. endemic
5. H. total fertility rate
6. N. growth rate
7. B. indigenous
8. G. infectious disease
9. D. invasive species
10. O. limiting resources
11. E. native
12. J. population density
13. P. population dispersion
14. L. replacement level
15. A. reproductive potential
16. H. total fertility rate