Population Ecology Quiz
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At carrying capacity, a population __________.
A. increases rapidly
B. increases slowly
C. decreases slowly
D. is in dynamic equilibrium
When a country’s population is starting to grow older and live longer what becomes their main concern?
A. care service for the elderly
B. education
C. prenatal care
D. gender equality
Name that population pyramid?
A. Stable Growth
B. Developing Country
C. Exponential Growth
D. Negative Growth
When a population continues to grow at a fast rate.
A. Exponential Growth
B. Logistic Growth
C. Carrying Capacity
D. Infinity Growth
What factor describes when populations increase because animals are moving into a population?
A. Emigration
B. Limiting Factors
C. Immigration
D. Exponential Growth
What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?
A. 1.8 million
B. 1.25 million
C. 1.6 million
D. 1.o million
an advancement that enabled humans to live longer healthier lives
A. airplanes
B. sewage treatment
C. medicine
D. b and c
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 available
Factors like predation can have a positive benefit to the population of prey organisms because predators tend to keep prey populations below their ___________.
A. carrying capacity
B. sustainibility number
C. exponential growth point
D. competition level
A population is…
A. A group of one species in one area
B. Multiple species that live in one area
C. All of the living and nonliving things in an area
D. None of these
This means that the population is limited to the carrying capacity of its habitat.
A. logistic growth
B. fecundity
C. carrying capacity
D. dispersion
This is the study of organisms and their interactions with the environment.
A. Biology
B. Geology
C. Chemistry
D. Ecology
Number of organisms per unit area
A. Natality
B. Mortality
C. Fertility
D. Density
What is one characteristic evident in this population pyramid of Vietnam in 2014?
A. The population of youth under age 20 is growing.
B. There are more females aged 0-4 than males.
C. Vietnam is in Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model.
D. There are more women aged 65-99 than men.
Which choice most closely approximates the deer population’s carrying capacity based on the graph?
A. 100
B. 80
C. 60
D. 10