MATCHING - In the space provided, write the letter of the description that best matches the term or phrase. ______ 1. number of individuals per unit area______ 2. example of indirect competition for resources______ 3. relative distribution of individuals______ 4. water, sunlight, or nutrients for plants______ 5. deaths caused by disease a. density dependentb. dispersionc. densityd. territorye. limiting resource MULTIPLE CHOICE - In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes each statement or best answers each question. ______ 6. Which of the following is one of the main properties used to describe a population?a. number of individuals c. number of speciesb. color of individuals d. kind of adaptations ______ 7. For a population’s growth rate to be zeroa. more deaths than births must occur.b. more births than deaths must occur.c. no births can occur.d. the average number of births and deaths must be the same. ______ 8. Exponential growth occurs when a populationa. exceeds the habitat’s carrying capacity.b. is competing with another species.c. grows increasingly faster.d. breeds with another species. ______ 9. Which of the following limits a population’s biotic potential?a. a minimum number of offspring each pair can produceb. a maximum number of offspring each individual can producec. the number of interactions each individual hasd. the size of offspring each individual can produce ______10. Which of the following limits a population’s growth?a. carrying capacity of its habitat c. severe weatherb. natural disasters d. all of the above