Population Ecology

If you have a lot of offspring but do not provide parental care you are described as...

• K- selected
• r- selected
• Q- selected
• w- Selected

As a population grows, it will most likely stop growing at what size?

• Growth limit
• Exponential limit
• Carrying Capacity
• It won't stop growing

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

NGSS.HS-LS2-2

Which kind of growth does the human population follow? It is described as a J-shaped curve.

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

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

A population is...

• A group of one species in one area
• Multiple species that live in one area
• All of the living and nonliving things in an area
• None of these

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

• Uniform
• Random
• Clumped 
• None of these

What will happen to the population when the death rate is larger than the birth rate?

• grow
• shrink
• stay the same
• None of these

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

What will happen to the population when the birth rate is larger than the death rate?

• grow
• shrink
• stay the same

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?

• 1000
• 8000
• 800
• 600

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7E

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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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Which survivorship curve represents a species where most of the individuals live through their lives and die of old age?

• Type 1
• Type 2
• Type 3