Population Ecology Quiz
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According to the graph, which age group is the smallest for the male population in the United States?
A. 20-24
B. 85+
C. 50-54
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
What type of distribution pattern is evenly spaced apart from one another?
A. Uniform
B. Clumped
C. Random
D. Uneven
Demography is the study of:
A. world economic conditions
B. mountains and other physical features on the landscape
C. urban areas
D. statistics related to the changing structure of human population
Which of the following is TRUE of predator/prey relationships?
A. The amount of prey does not affect the number of predators.
B. Herbivores are limited by the number of prey in an ecosystem.
C. Humans are not considered predators.
D. The number of predators is determined by available prey.
Human population grew exponentially after the industrial revolution. Which of the following DOES NOT help determine patterns in human population growth?
A. age structure
B. births
C. deaths
D. limiting factors
Predation, disease and competition are examples of ………………………factors.
A. density-independent
B. dispersal
C. survivorship
D. density-dependent
When a population continues to grow at a fast rate.
A. Exponential Growth
B. Logistic Growth
C. Carrying Capacity
D. Infinity Growth
What are the three types of distribution patterns?
A. uniform, clumped, random
B. uniform, uneven, random
C. uneven, clumped, random
D. uniform, clumped, uneven
Which of the following is a density-independent limiting factor?
A. natural disaster
B. predation
C. disease
D. parasitism
This is the study of organisms and their interactions with the environment.
A. Biology
B. Geology
C. Chemistry
D. Ecology
If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?
A. It will increase.
B. It will decrease.
C. It will stay the same.
D. It will fluctuate.
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.
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
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