Population Ecology

The carrying capacity of an environment for a particular species at a particular time is determined by the

• number of individuals in the species
• distribution of the population
• reproductive potential of the species
• supply of the most limited resources

Which kind of growth does the human population experiencing? 

• Exponential Growth
• Logistic Growth
• Outstanding Growth
• Minimal Growth

Which dispersion pattern is described by organisms being spaced out equally?

• Uniform
• Random
• Clumped 
• None of these

Which will add more organisms to a population? 

• 5 animals die
• 2 animals are born
• 3 animals immigrate to the population
• 4 animals emigrate from the population

What type of growth is represented on the graph?

• exponential
• logistic
• a good kind
• representative

What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?

• 1000
• 1200
• 200
• 800

Which kind of dispersion is #1?

• clumped
• random
• uniform
• even

What point on the graph represents the carrying capacity?

• A
• B
• C
• D

What factor describes when populations decrease because animals are moving out of a population?

• Emigration
• Limiting Factors
• Immigration
• Exponential Growth

What factor describes when populations increase because animals are moving into a population?

• Emigration
• Limiting Factors
• Immigration
• Exponential Growth