HEES Populations Quiz

The increase in the size of Earth's human population in the last century has been dramatic. Which of the following identifies the two major contributors to this increase?

• New methods of agriculture and the identification of new food crops
  
• The Industrial Revolution and modern medicine 
• Increased education for women and the development of new pesticides 
• New methods of birth control and decrease warfare
  

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?

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

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.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

What growth pattern describes a population whose growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth?

• logistic growth
• population growth
• exponential growth
• predator-prey cycle

What type of growth is shown in the diagram?

• exponential growth
• logistic growth 
• predator-prey cycle
• boom-bust curve

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7E

Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...  

• carrying capacity
• population crash
• lag phase
• mutualism

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

• exponential
• logistic
• S-shaped
• predator-prey

What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?

• 1.8 million
• 1.25 million
• 1.6 million
• 1.o million

On ten acres of native forest there are eight white-tailed deer, seven coyotes, 45 armadillos, and 231 loblolly pine trees. Which population has the highest density?

• white-tailed deer
• coyotes
• armadillos 
• loblolly pine trees

According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...

• growing slowly.
• growing rapidly.
• decreasing.
• not changing.