Population Ecology Flashcard Review

Front

What does the graph represent? Options: Emigration, Exponential growth, Immigration, Logistic Growth

Back

Exponential growth

Front

What is the carrying capacity of the following graph? Options: 1000, 8000, 800, 600

Back

1000

Front

________ grow slowly over time, cares for its young over a long period of time and is usually near the carrying capacity of its ecosystem.

Back

K-strategists

Front

These types of organisms which multiply rapidly in numbers: R-strategists, K-strategists, predators, mutualists

Back

R-strategists

Front

__________ growth shows growth of a population under environmental constraints (carrying capacity-K) that sets a maximum population size.

Back

logistic

Front

Which letter shows the exponential growth of a population? Options: A, B, C, D

Back

A

Front

Refer to the diagram of the survivorship curve.
Which best describes an organism that fertilizes externally?

Back

A

Front

A certain population of mice is growing exponentially. The growth rate of the population (r) is 2.0 and the current population size (N) is 2,500 individuals. How many mice are added to the population each year?

Back

5000

Front

Estimate the total number of individuals in a population using the mark-recapture method based on the given table.

Back

778

Front

Population growth when carrying capacity (K) is 1000, growth rate (r) is 1.02, and population (N) is 600?

Back

245