EVS Population Ecology Flashcard Fall 2024

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True or False: A keystone species is an organism that helps define an entire ecosystem. Without its keystone species, the ecosystem would be dramatically different or cease to exist altogether.

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True

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True or False: Limiting factors within an ecosystem determine the carrying capacity of that ecosystem.

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True

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True or False: Immigration and increased birth rate would cause a decrease in a population's size.

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False

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True or False: The number of individuals that an environment can support is the population density of that environment

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False

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In a logistic growth model, how does population size change over time?

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Over time, population size increases and then levels off to a maximum value.

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As limiting factors, how do diseases differ from forest fires?

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Diseases have a greater effect on a dense population than one that is less dense.

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Which of the following would NOT increase a population's size?

• More births than deaths
• More deaths and births
• Immigration
• They all will increase population size.

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More deaths and births

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In a given population, the birth rate is equal to the death rate. What is true about this population?

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The population is remaining constant in size.

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What happens if a population exceeds the carrying capacity of the environment?

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The death rate would increase.

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Which letter represents the carrying capacity of this environment? Options: A, B, C, Not labeled

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B