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Science
Quarter 3 – Module 9
Population Explosion: Its Effect to
the Environment
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Science – Grade 10
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Quarter 3 – Module 9: Population Explosion: Its Effect to the Environment
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Population Explosion: Its Effect to
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COVER PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
TITLE PAGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Lesson 1: Population Growth: A Reality

What I Need to Know 1
What I Know 2
What’s In 4
What’s New 6
What Is It 9
What’s More 13
What I Have Learned 15
What I Can Do 16
Assessment 17
Additional Activities 19
Lesson 2: Carrying Capacity: Limit to Everything

What I Need to Know 23
What I Know 24
What’s In 26
What’s New 27
What Is It 29
What’s More 32
What I Have Learned 33
What I Can Do 34
Assessment 36
Additional Activities 39
UNIT TEST 40
ANSWER KEY 46
REFERENCES 49
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What This Module Is About
Introductory Message:
Welcome to the Science 10 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Population
Explosion: Its Effect to the Environment.
To the Teachers:
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators from
public schools to assist you, the teacher or facilitator, in helping the learners meet the
standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and
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As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You also
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It is our objective, therefore, that you will have fun while going through this module. Take
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- From the Science 10 Module Development Team
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How to Learn from This Module
To achieve the objectives in this module, you, the learners, are to do the following:
• Take time in reading the lessons thoroughly;
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises carefully; and
• Answer all the given tests diligently.
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What I Need to Know This gives you an idea on what skills or

competencies you are expected to learn in each
lesson.
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prior knowledge on the lesson you are about to
take. If you get all the answers correctly (100%),
you may decide to skip the lesson.
What’s In This serves as a brief drill or review to help you

link the current lesson with that to the previous
one.
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interestingly through a story, a song, a poem, a
problem opener, an activity or a situation.
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new concepts and skills.
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to solidify your understanding and skills of the
topic. You may check the answers to the
exercises using the Answer Key found at the end
of the module.
What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

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What I Can Do It delivers an activity which will help you transfer

your new knowledge or skill into real life
situations or concerns.
Assessment This aims to evaluate your level of mastery in

achieving the learning competencies.
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Additional Activities This enriches your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned. It also tends to the retention of
the learned concepts.
Answer Key This contains all of the answers to all activities

and exercises presented in this module.
At the end of this module, you will also find:
References This shows the list of all sources used in

developing this module.
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1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the module.
Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
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activities included in the module.
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4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and in checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
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We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and be able
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Lesson
Population Growth: A Reality
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If you take a look around, you would surely notice how each person belongs to
a certain group of people or to a particular population. You would also realize that the
number of people living in a certain place can vary; some regions have a dense
population while some have problems with sparse population. These variations can
actually be studied by experts in what they termed as population growth.
Why do experts study population growth? What are the basic processes
involved in this societal concept? Why do even populations grow or shrink? Have you
ever asked these questions yourself? In reality, these big questions are necessary to
help the researchers make a better prediction on how our future can possibly change in
terms of its population sizes and rates. In addition, the study of population growth can
help us quickly determine if a certain group of people is nearing extinction or if they are
vulnerable to some life risks or threats. Through this as well, we would be able to
understand some of the following important concepts, for example, how fast can a
human population grow and how can climate change, resource use, and biodiversity
bring an impact to the growth of a population.
What I Need to Know
At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

1. define population growth;
2. explain the ups and downs of population growth;
and
3. interpret population growth through a graph.
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What I Know
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Choose the CAPITAL LETTER of the best answer. Write

the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.
1. The movement of individuals into an area is called _________.

A. carrying capacity
B. demography
C. emigration
D. immigration
2. Under ideal conditions and unlimited resources, a population will continue to

grow in a certain pattern called _________.
A. density dependent growth
B. exponential growth
C. logistic growth
D. population distribution growth
3. If a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of its environment, the
_______________.
A. birth rate may rise
B. death rate may fall
C. death rate may rise
D. immigration rate may increase
4. Density- independent limiting factors include ________________.

A. hurricanes
B. parasitism
C. predation
D. competition
5. A limiting factor that depends on the population size is called a

_______________.
A. parasitic relationship
B. predator-prey relationship
C. density-independent limiting factor
D. density-dependent limiting factor
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6. Carrying capacity is defined as ________________________.
A. the maximum number of individuals that can fit into an area
B. the ability of an environment to accommodate a growing population
C. the greatest number of individuals that an area can sustain in the long
term
D. the maximum number of species that can co-exist in an area
7. A cocolisap infestation outbreak was declared in some parts of the Philippines.

A cocolisap fed on the sap of a coconut tree and as a result, the survival rate
of the coconut tree decreased. Based on the given situation, which of the
following factors limited the population of coconut trees?
A. Competition of resources
B. Diseases and parasites
C. Emigration
D. Predation
8. At the time that a population growth curve begins to rise dramatically, that
population is demonstrating its ________ potential.
A. additive
B. biotic
C. carrying
D. exponential
9. A population accelerates in growth until an environmental resistance causes it

to level off in the _______________.
A. deceleration phase
B. exponential growth phase
C. lag phase
D. all of the above
10. An exponential growth curve is shaped like the letter _________.

A. J
B. K
C. N
D. S
B. TRUE OR FALSE
Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is True, and FALSE if the statement
is False. Write your answers on your Answer Sheet.
_______________ 1. The increase and decrease of a population are dependent

on birth rates and death rates.
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_______________ 2. Human activities such as mining and water pollution can cause
environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity.
_______________ 3. Exponential population growth is possible only when limited
natural resources are available.
_______________ 4. A forest fire is an example of a density-dependent regulation.
_______________ 5. As a population increases, its resource availability decreases.
What’s In
Perform the activity below to learn more about the population situations
around you.
ACTIVITY 1.1
FACT OR NOT!
Procedure
A. You can find below and in the succeeding page some statements about real
population scenarios around the world. These statements can either be fact
or fiction.
B. From among the statements, choose only one for this activity.
C. After reading the statement, complete any of the phrases below and provide
an explanation why you believe or do not believe the statement.
(FACT) I believe the information on my card because …

or
(FICTION) I do not believe the information on my card because …
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FACT OR NOT FLASH CARDS
Genetic engineering can transfer

Building dams and farming can
bacteria genes into crop plants
lead to the decrease, which can cause these plants to
endangerment or extinction of become natural pesticides.
many aquatic species.
Genetic engineering has Through biotechnology, a

contributed to the decline of terminator gene has been
monarch butterflies. created.
The population of the planet is The overconsumption of

reaching unsustainable levels as resources and creation of plastics
it faces shortages in resources are creating a global crisis in
like water, fuel and food. waste disposal.
Population explosion in less Climate change has various harmful

developed and developing effects but not limited to the
melting of polar ice, change in
countries is straining the
seasons, occurrence of new diseases,
already scarce resources. and change in overall weather
scenario.
Developed countries are

notorious for producing an The population in the Philippines
excessive amount of waste or has increased by over 8 million
garbage and dumping their people when compared to the
waste in the oceans than less 2010 census results.
developed countries.
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What’s New
After performing the previous activity, were you given an idea on how the
population can have an impact to all living and nonliving things?
How is population defined in the first place?
A population is a group of organisms of the same species that live in a certain
area. It is estimated that there may be as many as 30 million plant and animal
species worldwide, although only 1.4 million have been named. Over half of all
species make their homes in the tropical rainforests of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
This variety of life not only adds to the beauty and richness of our planet, it also plays
a critical role to human health and survival for many reasons. For instance, people
depend on other species for food, medicines, industrial products, and “ecological
services” such as water purification, nutrient cycling, and pollination.
It is vital, therefore, to keep track of the rise and fall of the population of a
certain area to ensure that the resources needed for everyone to survive will be met.
In some places that experience a constant increase in population, a growing concern
for survival has been raised.
When talking about population, it is important to highlight that this does not
only pertain to human beings, but to the whole biodiversity that covers the entire
planet. To have a better understanding on this, the next activity is prepared to help
you.
ACTIVITY 1.2
POPULATION GROWTH: SIMULATION
Different plants and animals need different amount of space to grow well and
be healthy. In this activity, you will first simulate seeds sprouting together in a
crowded pot then plant real seeds in a garden to determine how space makes a
difference to their growth.
MATERIALS
Part 1:
• 20 ft of yarn/tape or chalk
Part 2:
• Package of mongo seeds (or other fast-germinating seeds)
• Potting soil
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• Plastic containers for planting seeds (per student)
• Water-catch basins (plastic lids, aluminum pans, etc.)
• Labels
PROCEDURE
PART 1: THE SPROUTS GAME
1. Mark off a 5 ft x 5 ft (1.5 m x 1.5 m) area with a yarn, tape, or chalk.
2. Ask someone to assume the role of a seed. The seed should be
“planted” inside a square and it should remain dormant. (Person
should be sitting with head tucked.) You can use the following chant
to signal the seed to start “growing”.
“Mosidlak ang adlaw,
mokusog ang hangin,
mo bundak ang ulan,
mo tubo ang tanom.”
3. Given a signal to sprout, the seed slowly becomes active and finally
becomes a mature plant, standing and slowly waving its stem and
branches (using arms and upper body).
Next, ask the student: “Do you have enough soil for your roots?
Enough space for your leaves? Enough light?”
4. Now plant more and more seeds (students) in the same area and (try
to) repeat the growth process each time. Be sure to interview the
“seeds” after each round. Set ground rules about touching other
students. (Ex. If you touch another plant, you will be tangled and will
stop growing, so you must go back into the ground.)
PART 2: OBSERVING OVERCROWDED MONGO SEEDS

1. Make planting pots by punching drainage holes at the bottom part of
plastic containers deep enough for growing radishes.
2. Fill the pots with potting soil to about 1/4 inch below the rim.
3. Distribute the seeds as follows:
Pot #1 (mark the pot) one seed
Pot # 2 (mark the pot) two seeds each
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Pot #3 (mark the pot) six to ten seeds each
4. Plant the seeds at the depth recommended.
5. Plant all of your seeds in a single hole in the middle of the pot. Make
sure to write a label on your containers showing your name, the number
of seeds planted, and the date.
QUESTIONS
Part 1
1. What happened to some of the “seeds”?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
2. How did you feel when you had not gotten enough room to sprout and grow?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
3. Think of your own home and the people you share it with. What would it be like
if there were two or three times as many of you living there? What things could
there be too much or not enough of?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
4. How do you think you and the people you live with would see that kind of
situation (refer to Question #3)?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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Part II
1. Which student/s grew the largest mongo? The smallest?

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
2. Which group overall grew the largest or most healthy-looking mongo plant?
Why do you think that was the case?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Note:
 Set the pots in a lighted spot and keep them moist. Seeds should
germinate in about one week.
 Maintain the plants during the growth period and then draw and make
notes on the growth observed (including measuring height) on the
plants on your Science journal.
 Make sure all of the plants received the same amount of water and
sunlight to eliminate multiple variables from the experiment.
 Harvest the mongo beans when the foliage appears thick and mature. It
should take 20-30 days from the time you planted the mongo seeds to
the day that you are going to harvest them. Compare the size and
relative health of your mongo plants to that with your classmates’.
What Is It
POPULATION GROWTH
Why do some populations grow while some tend to shrink?
A major component of modern ecological research focuses

on understanding what influences the abundance of organisms
within a population, and why this abundance changes over time.
A term called population dynamics refers to how populations of
species change over time.
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The study of a species’ population dynamics usually seeks to answer questions
such as:
What explains the average abundance of a population?

What causes fluctuations in the abundance of a population?
Take this situation as an example. Imagine that you notice a pair of houseflies
inside your warm house during a cold day in December. Assuming that one of
the flies was a female and the other was a male, we would expect them to
reproduce. I t i s a g i ve n f a ct t h a t h ouseflies lay up to 900 eggs at a time. If
the house is warm (approximately 20°C), the eggs will hatch into larvae (a small
worm-like stage of fly development) in about one day. The larvae go through
several stages of development and become mature houseflies in about a
month. If the home remains warm, and the larvae find enough food to eat,
there could be approximately 900 flies in your house by January ( assuming
that all the larvae survive until they become mature flies). If everything goes well,
hundreds of pairs of these flies will lay hundreds of eggs each, producing
approximately 400,000 new flies by late February and, if this continues, you
could have an additional 180,000,000 mature flies by the time you open your
windows in late March (and maybe let some of the flies out).
As you can see, the number of flies increases slowly at first (in this
example, two flies become 900 flies in the first month), then very rapidly (900
flies become 400,000 flies in the second month and 180,000,000 by the third
month). Finding a breeding pair of flies inside a house in December is not
uncommon; however, having a few hundred million flies in your home in March
is highly unlikely. Why is this so?
To answer questions such as this, ecologists study populations. A s

p r e v i o u s l y m e n t i o n e d , a population is a group of organisms that belongs
to the same species living in a certain area. For example, all the flies that live
in your house belongs to a population, as are all the people who live in the town
of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.
When conditions are ideal for growth and reproduction, a population

will experience a rapid increase in size. Initially the population grows slowly,
but the larger the population gets, the faster it grows. As more offspring
survive and reproduce, even more offspring are born. The graph on the next
page illustrates a population growth curve of this nature.
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Figure 1.1 Population Growth Curve
Population growth is based on four fundamental factors: birth rate, death

rate, immigration, and emigration.
Using these factors, the formula in determining population growth is as

follows:
Population growth= (births+ immigrants) - (deaths+ emigrants)
If the population growth is less than zero, t h i s s i m p l y m e a n s
t h a t there are more deaths and emigrants (organisms that leave the area)
in the population than there are births and immigrants (organisms that
arrive new to the area). If this is the case, the size of the population will
begin to decline.
The Ups and Downs of Population Growth
Ecologists regularly monitor the number of organisms in many populations

because every population can either potentially grow or decrease. They also observe
the indicators that manifest if some potential problems in the habitat of the organisms
may arise. Each condition will give a warning to the ecologists if something is off.
An essential question though is why do population sizes have a tendency to

increase or decrease?
There are many factors that can cause a population’s size to change and this
is the reason why there is a need to understand the basic reason why a certain
population increases or decreases. Population of any organisms (humans, animals or
bacteria) will continue to grow if more organisms are being developed (genetically-
modified organisms) or born, than are dying.
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There are two main ways that individuals can be added to the population.
 The first way is through the births of new individuals. The way we
measure additions of this type is with the natality rate (also called the
birth rate), which is the number of births per 1,000 individuals per unit of
time, usually per year.
 The second way in which individuals are added to the population is

through immigration. This is the permanent arrival of new individuals
into the population. These individuals are of the same species as the
rest of the population, and they can increase the size of the population
as they join the group.
On the flip side, we have two main ways that individuals can leave a
population and reduce its size.
 First is through the deaths of individuals. We measure this with

the mortality rate (also called the death rate), which is the number of
deaths per 1,000 individuals per unit of time. Again, this time is usually
measured by year.
 Second, individuals may leave through emigration. This is the

permanent movement of individuals out of a population. These may be
juveniles who are heading out on their own, or it may be adults leaving
the group for some other reason such as overcrowding or searching for
new areas for food and shelter.
Take note that if the birth rate is greater than the death rate, a population
will grow. On the other hand, if the death rate is greater than the birth rate, then
the population will decrease.
Ultimately, when a population grows, it does not grow forever. It will stop at
some point, until eventually, the death rate will exceed the birth rate. Basically, the
population’s growth is limited by two general factors: density-independent factors
and density-dependent factors.
Density-independent factors, such as temperature or natural disasters, refer to
any influences on birth or death rates regardless of the population density (the
number of organisms per unit area). If a population’s density is very high, that means
there are a lot of organisms crowded within a certain area. If a population’s density is
low, this means that there are very few organisms found in an area.
Density-dependent factors, however, are tied to population density. In other
words, they change how they can affect the population as the population changes in
size. These factors can be biological in nature, such as food, shelter, or other limited
resources.
More on this topic is presented in the next lesson.
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What’s More
ACTIVITY 1.3
INTERPRETING POPULATION GROWTH
Part 1
Instruction: Examine the graph below and answer questions 1-4.
1. What type of growth does this graph represent?

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
2. Time intervals A and B, together, can be characterized as what type of

growth?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
3. Which of the following is true of the time interval marked D on the graph?
a. The carrying capacity has been reached.
b. The population is growing.
c. The population is declining.
d. The birth rate is higher than the death rate.
e. The emigration is greater than immigration.
4. At which time interval do you begin to see the effects of limiting factors (such
as limited food, water, space, etc.) on the population?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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Part 2
Instruction: Examine the graph and answer the questions that follow.
Population: Explain what is happening to the population growth at each point in the
diagram using the terms: increasing, decreasing, stable.
Point A ______________________
Point B ______________________
Point C ______________________
Birth Rate: Explain what is happening to the birth rate at each point in the diagram
using the terms: increasing, decreasing, stable.
Point A ____________________
Point B _____________________
Point C _____________________
Death Rate: Explain what is happening to the death rate at each point in the diagram
using the terms: increasing, decreasing, stable.
Point A _____________________
Point B _____________________
Point C _____________________
Relationships: Use the symbols below to describe the relationships in the following
situations.
Relationship Symbol
Greater than >
Less than <
Equal to =
1. At point A, birth rate is __________ death rate.

2. At point C, emigration is _________ immigration.
3. At point B, death rate is _________ birth rate.
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4. At point A, immigration is _______ emigration.
5. The population at point A is ______ the population at point B.
6. The population at point C is __________ the population at point A.
What I Have Learned
ACTIVITY 1.4
THOUGHTS TO LIVE BY
A.
Direction: List the facts that you have learned from this lesson in Box A and
write what you learned about these facts in Box B.
________________________________________
FACTS A ________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
What ________________________________________
you ________________________________________
learned ________________________________________
about ________________________________________
the facts ________________________________________
B
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
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B.
Direction: Write your realizations about the lesson on population growth. How
can you possibly stop the “Population Explosion of Human”?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
What I Can Do
ACTIVITY 1.5: CYBER THOUGHTS
1. On Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social media outfit, try to look
for any social media groups that practice awareness on biological diversity
conservation. Click the “Follow” button for these groups.
2. Post a comment [should be one (1) paragraph] on one of their posts that you
found to be the most striking on their site. Take a picture or a screenshot of
your post and print it on a short bond paper.
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Assessment
A. Multiple Choice. Choose the CAPITAL LETTER of the best answer.

Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.
1. An exponential growth curve is shaped like the letter ______.
A. S
B. N
C. K
D. J

A. immigration
B. emigration
C. demography
D. carrying capacity
3. A population accelerates in growth until an environmental resistance causes it

to level off in the _____________.
A. stable equilibrium phase
B. lag phase
C. exponential growth phase
D. deceleration phase

grow in a pattern called ____________.
A. population distribution growth
B. logistic growth
C. exponential growth
D. density dependent growth
population is demonstrating its __________ potential.
A. exponential
B. carrying
C. biotic
D. additive
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A cocolisap fed on the sap of a coconut tree which resulted to the decrease of
the coconut tree’s survival rate. Based on this situation, which of the following
factors limited the population of coconut trees?
A. Predation
B. Emigration
C. Diseases and Parasites
D. Competition of Resources
______________.
A. immigration rate may increase
B. death rate may rise
C. death rate may fall
D. birth rate may rise
8. Carrying capacity is defined as ________________________.

A. the maximum number of individuals that can fit into an area
B. the ability of an environment to accommodate a growing population
C. the greatest number of individuals that an area can sustain in the
long term
D. the maximum number of species that can co-exist in an area
9. Density-independent limiting factors include ___________.

A. competition
B. parasitism
C. hurricane
D. predation
10. A limiting factor that depends on population size is called a _______.

A. density-dependent limiting factor
B. density-independent limiting factor
C. predator-prey relationship
D. parasitic relationship
B. TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is true, and False if the statement
is false. Write your answers on your Answer Sheet.
_______________ 1. As the population increases, the resource availability
decreases.
_______________ 2. Exponential growth is possible only when limited natural
resources are available.
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_______________ 3. A forest fire is an example of a density-dependent regulation.
_______________ 4. Human activities such as mining and water pollution can cause
environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity.
_______________ 5. The increase and decrease of a population are dependent on
birth rates and death rates.
Additional Activities
ACTIVITY 1.6
LIMITING FACTORS
Directions: Read each section and complete the corresponding questions for each
item.
LIMITING FACTORS
A. When living conditions in an area are good, a population will generally grow. But
eventually some environmental factors will cause the population to stop growing.
A limiting factor is an environmental factor that causes a population to decrease.
Some limiting factors for populations are food and water, space, and weather
conditions.
1. Every population has ___________________________________________.

2. What is a limiting factor? Please answer in a complete sentence by restating the
question.
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3. List the types of limiting factors below (Use the limiting factors to label the
headings of the following sections.)
LIMITING FACTORS
A.
B.
C.
D.
4. Are the limiting factors abiotic or biotic factors? Explain why. (Answer in complete
sentences.)
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B. Organisms require food and water to survive. Since there isn’t always an endless
amount of food and water, they are considered to be as limiting factors. Suppose
a bear must eat 10 fish a day to survive. Nearby, a river provides about 100 fish a
day without harming the fish population. Five bears could easily live in this area
because they would only need 50 fish in total. But if there were 15 bears, not all
could live because there would not be enough food. No matter how much shelter
and water there were, the population would not get higher than 10 bears for any
extended period of time.
1. How can food and water limit the population growth?

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2. Is food a limiting factor for plants? Why or why not?

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C. Space is another limiting factor for populations. Seagulls, for example, come to
nest on rocky shores. But the nesting shores can also get very crowded. If a pair
does not find a room to nest, they will not be able to add any offspring to the
seagull population. So the nesting space on the shore is a limiting factor for
seagulls. If there were more nesting space, more seagulls would be able to nest,
and the population would increase. In the same manner, space is also a limiting
factor for plants. The amount of space in which a plant grows determines
whether the plant can get the sunlight, water, and soil nutrients it needs. For
example, many small plants sprout each year in a forest. But as they grow, the
roots of those that are too close together run out of space and some of the
plants will die. Also, branches from other trees may block the sunlight the small
plants need. As a result, some of the small plants might die, limiting the size of
that plant population.
1. Space can be a limiting factor because animals may not be able to

________________ to have an offspring, and so a population would decrease.
2. Is space a limiting factor for plant populations?

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Name three ways how space can be a limiting factor.
A._____________________________________________________________
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B._____________________________________________________________
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C.____________________________________________________________
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D. Weather conditions such as temperature and the amount of rainfall can also limit
population growth. A cold front that comes during late spring can kill the offspring
of any species of organisms, including plants, birds and mammals. Also, a
hurricane or flood can wash away nests and burrows. Such unusual events can
have long - lasting effects on population size.
1. What is one weather condition that can limit the growth of a population?
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2. How could a sudden cold front limit the population growth of a newborn offspring?
(Answer in a complete sentence by restating the question.)
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Lesson
Carrying Capacity: Limit to
2 Everything
In the previous lesson, you were introduced to some important concepts on
population growth. For this lesson, expect to explore some more relevant ideas about
population. Have fun!
The largest population of a species that a particular environment can

support is known as the carrying capacity. The carrying capacity of the
environment varies at different times. S ometimes, when resources such as food
and water are more abundant, a population can increase in size. At other
times, when there is less food, water, and shelter, a population can decline.
These population fluctuations occur over time, but the carrying capacity
represents an average series of ups and downs. If you draw a line through the
middle of the population fluctuations, that line represents the carrying capacity
of that environment for species l i vi ng i n i t .
What I Need to Know
At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
1. define carrying capacity; and

2. identify whether a growth curve describes
exponential, linear and/or logistic growth.
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What I Know
Direction: Choose the CAPITAL LETTER of the best answer. Write the
chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.
1. When a population is above its carrying capacity, how is the state of

resources affected?
A. The resources are severely limited.
B. The resources are abundant.
C. The resources are not being produced.
D. The resources are being used at the same rate as they are being
produced.
2. Which of the following statements about biotic potential is TRUE?

A. Biotic potential varies a great deal by species.
B. Biotic potential is only reached when food is limited.
C. The biotic potential of a large mammal is high.
D. The biotic potential of insects tends to be low.
3. The following are density-dependent factors that limit animal population

EXCEPT for ___________.
A. weather
B. predation
C. birth rate
D. food competition
4. Will competition increase/decrease the carrying capacity of an ecosystem for

the animal in competition?
A. It will increase.
B. It will decrease.
C. It will stay the same.
D. All of the above.
5. When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what

happens to the population?
A. It continues to grow.
B. The population starts to die off to return to its carrying capacity.
C. The population will go extinct due to lack of resources.
D. The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity.
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6. If a disease-destroying corn plant in a field is swept through an ecosystem,
what would happen to the corn-eating bird population in the field?
A. The bird population would stay the same.
B. The bird population would infinitely increase.
C. The bird population would decrease.
7. In a forest ecosystem, which of the following is the best example of a limiting

factor for a rabbit population?
A. Squirrel Population
B. Sunlight
C. Grass Availability
D. Water
8. If the carrying capacity of a predator decreases, what will happen to the

carrying capacity of its prey?
D. It will fluctuate.
9. The largest number of individuals among species that an environment can

support in the long term is called _______________.
B. emigration
C. immigration
D. population density
10. Any organism or thing that regulates the size of a population is known as
___________.
A. a limiting measure
B. a limiting factor
C. carrying capacity
D. biodiversity
11. Limiting factors are sometimes helpful because they can keep the population
from getting too large.
A. True
B. False
12. Which of the following will add more organisms to a population?

A. If 5 animals will die.
B. If 0 animals are born.
C. If 3 animals immigrate to the population.
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D. If 2 animals emigrate from the population.
13. Carrying capacity refers to ________________________.

A. the largest population of a species that a particular environment can
support
B. the greatest amount of biodiversity that a particular environment can
support
C. the largest size of predators that a particular environment can support
D. the maximum number of plant species that a particular environment can
support
14. The declining number and variety of species in an area pertains to

__________.
A. loss of biodiversity
B. supply and demand
C. a developed nation
D. sustainability
15. Which of the following best describes the main focus of sustainability in the
modern world?
A. Developing ways to use natural resources in the most efficient manner.
B. Ensuring that endangered species are protected to prevent extinction.
C. Providing for the food demand of the world’s population.
D. Using the Earth’s natural resources without depleting them.
What’s In
ACTIVITY 2.1
CARRYING CAPACITY DEFINED
Objective
To be able to explain carrying capacity
Materials
 Mongo seeds/ corn seeds/ marbles
 Container
 Worksheet
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Procedure
1. Prepare all the materials.
2. Slowly fill the container with mongo/corn/marble.
3. Count them as you fill up the container.
4. Before the container is filled, try to answer the following questions first:
Q1. Predict what will happen to the seeds if the container will be filled in?
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Q2. Predict what will happen to the container.

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Q3. As you get close to overfilling the beaker, predict what will happen.
Explain your prediction?
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Q4. What will happen to the seeds that you put in if the container is full?
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Q5. Based on this activity, define carrying capacity.

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What’s New
How can human beings influence the environment surrounding them or the
entire population in general?
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Humans can significantly impact the physical environment in many ways:
overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these
have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water.
These negative impacts can affect human behavior and can prompt mass migrations
or battles over clean water.
The expansion of human population and the requirements of our growing

human family place strenuous demands on our environment. Through human
intervention, we have altered our ecosystem forever. However, although some of
these changes are truly damaging to the environment, it is never too late for humans
to start doing something good for the ecosystem.
ACTIVITY 2.2
TINKER MIND!
A. Click the links below and learn more about the carrying capacity of a
population.
https://study.com/academy/lesson/carrying-capacity-of-a-population-definition-lesson-
quiz.html
Carrying Capacity in Focus- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1-pa3DtMMo
Once you have read the texts, please answer the questions below.
1. What is carrying capacity?

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2. How are exponential growth and logistic growth the same? How are they
different?
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3. What is the 'carrying capacity' of an environment?

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4. What can cause chaotic fluctuations around K? What can cause a population to
crash?
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5. Why do you think cyclical fluctuations are considered as 'stable?'

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6. What is the relationship between cyclical fluctuations and damped oscillations?

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What Is It
Read on to have a deeper understanding on population fluctuations.
Studying population growth can help the scientists understand what causes
changes in population sizes and growth rates. For
example, fish experts know that a certain fish
population is declining but they do not necessarily
know the reason why. Is this particular fish
population declining because it has been
overfished? Or could it be that their habitat
disappeared? There is a need for experts to know
the reason why there is a decline or increase of a
population to be able to answer these questions.
Knowing this information contributes greatly to their research.
In addition, studying population growth also

gives scientists insight into how organisms interact
with each other and with their environment. This is
especially meaningful when considering the potential
impacts of climate change and other changes in
environmental factors. How will populations respond
Crossword puzzle made from: https://crosswordlabs.com/embed/species-
diversity-aptation-and-survival-2
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to changing temperatures? To drought? Will one population prosper after another
declines?
As a population grows in an area, a population may experience the effects of

increased densities. The maximum population size of species that the environment
can sustain is called the carrying capacity which is determined by the amount of
available resources (food, habitat, water).
DENSITY-DEPENDENT LIMITING FACTORS

A factor that regulates a population’s growth and is influenced by population
density is called a density-dependent limiting factor. This will come into play when
the population reaches a certain number or organisms and there is a lack of enough
resources (shelter, water, food) for all the organisms.
This event can cause the population to stop growing when it reaches the
maximum number of organisms that can be supported by the environment. This
number is known as the population’s carrying capacity in an environment. Each
population of organisms has a different carrying capacity depending on the amount of
resources available in the area in which they live.
DENSITY-INDEPENDENT LIMITING FACTORS
Density-independent limiting factors that can stop a population from growing can
be such things as natural disasters, temperature, sunlight, and the activities of
humans in the environment. Natural disasters such as tropical cyclones, floods,
earthquakes and fires will stop a population from growing no matter how many
organisms are living in a certain area.
As an example, global warming is proven to increase the temperature of an

area and the amount of sunlight it receives. This phenomenon can cause a decrease
in a population’s number, regardless of how large or small the population was to
begin with. This simply means that human activities that alter the environment, global
warming for example, can definitely decrease the number of organisms in a
population regardless of the size of a population.
CARRYING CAPACITY
As mentioned earlier, each population of

organisms has a different carrying capacity
depending on the amount of resources available in
the area. There is a limit to the number of individuals
in a population that an environment can maintain.
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Before a population reaches its carrying capacity, it experiences a period of
rapid growth. This period of growth is called
exponential population growth. During this
period, there are plenty of resources available for all
organisms, so more births are recorded than deaths
among the organisms. When resources are
unlimited, populations exhibit exponential growth,
resulting in a J-shaped curve.
Another type of growth pattern is logistic growth.

This is a description of idealized population growth that is
slowed by limiting factors. When resources are limited,
populations exhibit this type of growth. In logistic growth,
population expansion decreases as resources become
scarce and it levels off when the carrying capacity of the
environment is reached, resulting in an S-shaped curve.
LIMITING FACTORS
The following factors have direct effects to the pattern of population growth.
1. Disease and Parasites- Infectious diseases and parasites spread faster in
densely populated areas, thus exposing more organisms to these deadly
elements.
2. Competition for Resources- Organisms with better adaptation on how to

obtain food resources will increase their chances for reproduction thus causing
their population to grow. In contrast, the organisms with limited abilities or
those that cannot compete for the resources will not be fit enough to live and
can cause their population to decrease.
3. Predation- In areas wherein a plenty number of prey is available, predators

are highly able to eat sufficiently. As an effect, prey population will decrease as
more of them are being eaten. In turn, predator population will increase but
they will eventually reach their carrying capacity which means that there will be
a time when no more prey is available for food. So as the number of prey
decreases, so will be the number of predators, because their food source will
not be sustained.
4. Emigration- This occurs in situations when a population approaches its

carrying capacity and their group or their individual organisms opt to leave and
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go to a new area where they can find enough resources for survival and
reproduction.
In conclusion, as long as individuals are able to successfully reproduce

and raise multiple young, a population will grow in number until it reaches the
carrying capacity of its ecosystem.
What’s More
Activity 2.3
ASSESSING A SITUATION
Direction: Use the knowledge you gained from the previous activities to answer the
following situational questions.
1. The white-tailed deer population became extinct in Ohio in 1909. Cite at

least three limiting factors that could have probably caused Ohio’s carrying
capacity to dip to this level. Explain your answer.
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2. Give two examples of technology that have impacted wildlife populations.

Explain how each of these technologies influenced wildlife.
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What I Have Learned
Activity 2.4
LIMITING FACTORS: GIVE ME MY SPACE!
Direction: Read and understand the selection. Afterward, answer the

succeeding questions.
Limiting factors cover both biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) things in an
ecosystem that prevent a population from growing any larger. For example, a
population of 100 deer may live in an ecosystem that has enough water and space to
support a group of 200 deer, but if there is only enough food for 100 deer, the
population will not grow any larger. In this example, food is the limiting factor.
Food though is not the only factor that can limit population growth. For
example, sometimes there is enough food in an ecosystem for a large population, but
only a small amount of suitable shelter for the organism. Or maybe there is plenty of
food, water, shelter and space to support a larger population in an area, but there are
so many predators that limit the number of the organisms.
Sources:
 https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Neil+Bromhall%3A+Grass+se
ed+germination+and+grass+growing+time+lapse
 Limiting Factors in an Ecosystem:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPw51fDTl68
Questions
1. How can the amount of available space have an impact to an organism?

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2. In the selection, what does “limit” mean?

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3. Differentiate dependent from independent limiting factors.
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What I Can Do
ACTIVITY 2.5
GONE AND NEVER COMING BACK!
When you think of Philippine wildlife, which kind of animals enter your mind?
Do you imagine crocs, tamaraws, or perhaps the Philippine Eagle? Well, would you
believe that elephants, rhinoceroses, and giant tortoises once lived in our country?
The roar of wild tigers even reverberated over the mountains of Palawan!
Paleontologist Sylvio Lopez excavated the molar of a Stegodon, an extinct

relative of modern-day elephants, between Cagayan and Kalinga Apayao in 1973.
Then in 2008, the University of the Philippines Archaeological Studies Program
announced the discovery of tiger bones in Palawan’s El Nido!
Mighty stegodon (Stegodon luzonensis) were the extinct cousins of modern-

day elephants who once roamed the plains of the Cagayan Valley in Northern Luzon.
They died out just 4,000 years ago during the time when the Pharaohs ruled Egypt.
(Photo credit: National Museum)
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As humans rose to dominate life on Earth, many species fell by the wayside.
Gone are the wild elephants, rhinoceroses, and the tigers of the Philippines.
However, what’s more worrying is the unnatural rate of extinction over the
course of years. Over 200 species are now disappearing daily. By the time you
finished reading this column, other organisms have already vanished.
Questions
1. Create a hypothesis about the statement above on why the Stegodon became
extinct in the Philippines. (Use the knowledge you gained from this lesson.)
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2. Do you think educating the public about the plight of the Stegodon can have a
possible influence to the increase of the bald eagle’s population? If so, in what
ways can this certain influence be manifested?
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3. Considering the events that had happened to the extinction of some Philippine
animals, what predictions can you make about the future of all our endangered
species in the present time?
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4. Research on other extinct Philippine animals and cite the reasons why they
vanished from our country.
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Assessment
Multiple Choice. Choose the CAPITAL LETTER of the best answer. Write
the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.
modern world?
A. Developing ways to use natural resources in the most efficient
manner.
B. Ensuring that endangered species are protected to prevent
extinction.

resources affected?
A. The resources are abundant.
B. The resources are being used at the same rate as they are being
produced.
D. The resources are severely limited.
3. The declining number and variety of species in an area pertains to

__________.
A. a developed nation
B. loss of biodiversity
C. supply and demand
D. sustainability
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A. Biotic potential is only reached when food is limited.
B. Biotic potential varies a great deal by species.
5. Carrying capacity refers to ______________________________.

A. the greatest amount of biodiversity that a particular environment can
support
B. the largest population of species that a particular environment can
support
C. the largest size of predators that a particular environment can
support
D. the maximum number of plant species that a particular environment
can support
6. The following are density-dependent factors that limit animal population

EXCEPT for ______________.
A. birth rate
B. food competition
C. predation
D. weather

A. If 0 animals are born.
B. If 2 animals emigrate from the population.
C. If 3 animals immigrate to the population.
D. If 5 animals die.

A. It will decrease.
B. It will increase.
A. False
B. True
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B. The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity.
C. The population starts to die off to return to its carrying capacity.
D. The population will go extinct due to lack of resources.
____________.
A. a limiting factor
B. a limiting measure
C. biodiversity

A. The bird population would decrease.
C. The bird population would stay the same.
support in the long term is called _____________.
A. population density
B. immigration
C. emigration
carrying capacity of the prey?
A. It will decrease.
B. It will fluctuate.
C. It will Increase.
D. It will stay the same.
A. Grass Availability
B. Squirrel Population
C. Sunlight
D. Water
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Additional Activities
Activity 2.6
CARRYING CAPACITY: AN INVESTIGATION
Situation: Imagine that you are in an area wherein the sound coming from frogs is a
usual thing, especially at night. They keep you awake because of their noise.
Suddenly, one day, you didn’t hear them at all and instead, all you can hear is the
sound of the insects.
Tasks:
1. Investigate why suddenly the frogs could no longer be heard.
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2. What could be the reason behind their disappearance?
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3. Make a hypothesis on the phenomenon.
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4. Identify the problem in the situation.
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Assessment: Unit Test
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Choose the CAPITAL LETTER of the correct answer.
1. An exponential growth curve is shaped like the letter ______.

A. S
B. N
C. K
D. J

A. immigration
B. emigration
C. demography
3. A population can accelerate in growth until an environmental resistance

causes it to level off in the _____________.
A. stable equilibrium phase
B. lag phase
C. exponential growth phase
D. deceleration phase

grow in a pattern called ____________.
A. population distribution growth
B. logistic growth
C. exponential growth
D. density dependent growth
population is demonstrating its ________ potential.
A. exponential
B. carrying
C. biotic
D. additive
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A cocolisap fed on the sap of a coconut tree which resulted to the decrease of
the coconut tree’s survival rate. Which of the following factors limited the
population of coconut trees?
A. Predation
B. Emigration
C. Diseases and Parasites
D. Competition of Resources
______________.
A. immigration rate may increase
B. death rate may rise
C. death rate may fall
D. birth rate may rise
8. Carrying capacity is _______________________________.

A. the maximum number of individuals that can fit into an area.
B. the ability of an environment to accommodate a growing population.
C. the greatest number of individuals that an area can sustain in the
long term.
D. the maximum number of species that can co-exist in an area.
9. Density-independent limiting factors include ______________.

A. competition
B. parasitism
C. hurricane
D. predation
10. A limiting factor that depends on population size is called a __________.

A. density-dependent limiting factor
B. density-independent limiting factor
C. predator-prey relationship
D. parasitic relationship
resources affected?
A. The resources are severely limited.
B. The resources are abundant.
D. The resources are being used at the same rate as they are being
produced.
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A. Biotic potential varies a great deal by species.
B. Biotic potential is only reached when food is limited.
13. The following are density-dependent factors that can limit animal population
EXCEPT for __________________.
A. weather
B. predation
C. birth rate
D. food competition

C. It stays the same.
B. The population starts to die off to return to its carrying capacity.
C. The population will go extinct due to lack of resources.
D. The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity.

A. The bird population would stay the same.
C. The bird population would decrease.
A. Squirrel Population
B. Sunlight
C. Grass Availability
D. Water
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carrying capacity of its prey?
D. It will fluctuate.
support in the long term is called ____________.
B. emigration
C. immigration
D. population density
_________.
A. a limiting measure
B. a limiting factor
C. carrying capacity
D. biodiversity
A. True
B. False

A. If 5 animals will die.
B. If 0 animals are born.
C. If 3 animals will immigrate to the population.
D. If 2 animals will emigrate from the population.
23. Carrying capacity refers to _______________________________.

A. the largest population of a species that a particular environment
can support.
B. the greatest amount of biodiversity that a particular environment
can support.
C. the largest size of predators that a particular environment can
support.
D. the maximum number of plant species that a particular
environment can support.
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24. The declining number and variety of species in an area is called _________.
A. loss of biodiversity
B. supply and demand
C. a developed nation
D. sustainability
modern world?
A. Developing ways to use natural resources in the most efficient
manner.
B. Ensuring that the endangered species are protected to prevent
extinction.
II. INTERPRETING GRAPHS

Direction: Identify the following graphs and explain them according to your
understanding on carrying capacity. (5 points each)
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III. CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE
Direction: Identify the limiting factors of a population and explain each one. (10
points)
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Answer Key
Lesson 1
Population Growth: A Reality
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Lesson 2
Carrying Capacity: Limit to Everything
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UNIT TEST
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https://onlinedegrees.kent.edu/geography/geographic-information-
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Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

Published by the Department of Education

Development Team of the Module

Author : Lurie P. Gomonan

Members : Neil A. Improgo, EPS-LRMS

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This instructional material was collaboratively developed and reviewed by

We value your feedback and recommendations.

Lesson 1: Population Growth: A Reality

Lesson 2: Carrying Capacity: Limit to Everything

- From the Science 10 Module Development Team

• Take time in reading the lessons thoroughly;

• Answer all the given tests diligently.

Icons Used in This Module

What I Need to Know This gives you an idea on what skills or

What I Know It includes an activity that aims to check your

What’s In This serves as a brief drill or review to help you

What’s New It offers a new lesson by introducing it

What Is It This provides a brief discussion of the lesson.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent practice

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

What I Can Do It delivers an activity which will help you transfer

Assessment This aims to evaluate your level of mastery in

Answer Key This contains all of the answers to all activities

At the end of this module, you will also find:

References This shows the list of all sources used in

Guidelines and Reminders

What I Need to Know

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

Direction: Choose the CAPITAL LETTER of the best answer. Write

1. The movement of individuals into an area is called _________.

2. Under ideal conditions and unlimited resources, a population will continue to

4. Density- independent limiting factors include ________________.

5. A limiting factor that depends on the population size is called a

7. A cocolisap infestation outbreak was declared in some parts of the Philippines.

9. A population accelerates in growth until an environmental resistance causes it

10. An exponential growth curve is shaped like the letter _________.

_______________ 1. The increase and decrease of a population are dependent

(FACT) I believe the information on my card because …

Genetic engineering can transfer

Genetic engineering has Through biotechnology, a

The population of the planet is The overconsumption of

Population explosion in less Climate change has various harmful

Developed countries are

PART 2: OBSERVING OVERCROWDED MONGO SEEDS

1. Which student/s grew the largest mongo? The smallest?

A major component of modern ecological research focuses

What explains the average abundance of a population?

To answer questions such as this, ecologists study populations. A s

When conditions are ideal for growth and reproduction, a population

Population growth is based on four fundamental factors: birth rate, death

Using these factors, the formula in determining population growth is as

The Ups and Downs of Population Growth

Ecologists regularly monitor the number of organisms in many populations

An essential question though is why do population sizes have a tendency to

 The second way in which individuals are added to the population is

 First is through the deaths of individuals. We measure this with

 Second, individuals may leave through emigration. This is the

1. What type of growth does this graph represent?