Population Ecology
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Subject Area: Science | Grade Level: 10
Lesson Length: 15 minutes or less
Keywords/Tags: population ecology, carrying capacity, population growth, limiting factors
Lesson Description: Here is a video lesson on population ecology, in this video students will learn about the population ecology with an example of the West Nile Virus in Texas. Students will be introduced to population density, Carrying Capacity, Limiting Factors, and population growth

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Video : Population Ecololgy- The Texas Mosquito Mystery
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Quiz : Population Ecology Quiz
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1

A group of one species within a given area that interact regularly is called _______________?

Question #2
Population density is dependent upon death rates and birth rates.
Question #3

What is it called when individuals move out of an area?

Question #4
Limiting factors are things allow populations to grow tremendously.
Question #5

Anything that limits or constrains a populations growth, such as food, water, and resources is called what?

Question #6
Explain why the west nile virus grew rampant within texas in a short amount of time, and how does this relate to population ecology?
Question #7

All of the following are examples of density-dependent factors except?

Question #8
A hurricane wiping out a population is a density-independent factor.
Question #9

The growth rate of the mosquitoes in this video would be considered what?

Question #10
Explain why exponential growth can not continue forever.
Resources : Extra Resources
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Ecological Carrying Capacity

Population Dynamics Interactive

World Population