Unit 3: Population Ecology

Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?

• community
• population
• species
• individuals

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A population will most likely stop growing when it reaches its:

• Growth limit
• Exponential limit
• Carrying Capacity
• Metapopulation

Carrying capacity is represented by which letter?

• r
• E
• K
• c

Which factor is a density-dependent limiting factor on the population of a species?

• seasonal variation
• natural disasters
• unusual weather
• predation

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Any abiotic or biotic factor in an ecosystem that causes a population’s size to slow or decrease is a ____________ factor.

• growth
• limiting
• carrying
• density dependent

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Refer to the diagram of the survivorship curve.
Which curve best describes an organism that invests a lot of energy in parenting?

• A
• B
• C
• this is not a survivorship curve

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The graph of logistic growth can be described as...

• S-shaped
• J-shaped
• Bell shaped
• U-shaped

If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

• It will increase.
• It will decrease.
• It will stay the same.
• It will fluctuate.

Which type of growth is best illustrated by this rabbit population?

• exponential
• logistic
• S-shaped
• boom-bust

All of the following are limiting factors EXCEPT:

• immigration
• competition
• drought
• predation

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