Quiz Population Characteristics Chapter 5

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a population?

• range

• density

• demography

• growth rate

Which factor does NOT affect population size?

• birth rate

• divorce rate

• death rate

• migration

Growth that occurs when a population's growth slows or stops is called ________

• exponential growth

• logistic growth

• none of the above

• all of the above

Which of the following is NOT a density dependent limiting factor

• Natural Disasters and extreme weather

• Predation and Herbivory

• Stress for overcrowding / competition for resources

• Parasitism and Disease

Krusty lives in Krustyville. This is his ________________.

• range

• density

• demography

• growth rate

Krustyville has 2300 clowns per 100 square miles. So 23 clowns per square mile is the _____ of Krustyville

• range

• density

• demography

• growth rate

In Krustyville, 10 baby clowns were born and 20 died last year. Also 20 clowns immigrated to Krustyville and 30 emmigrated. Did the population of Krustyville increase, decrease or stay the same?

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

• fall to zero

Which graph is an example of exponential growth?

• 
• 
• none of the above

• both of the above

Which graph would show a carrying capacity?

• 
• 
• none of the above

• both of the above

The number of individuals a given environment can support.

• immigration

• emigration

• limiting factor

• carrying capacity