1.1 Population Growth Models

Which of the following will increase the size of a population?

• emigration and births
• immigration and deaths
• immigration and births
• emigration and deaths

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What type of growth is shown on this graph?

• logistic
• exponential
• average
• density-independent

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The movement of a single caribou into a herd is an example of

• birth

• immigration

• emigration

• predation

What pattern of growth will a population with limited resources show?

• density-dependent
• exponential 
• logistic
• logical 

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What type of population growth is shown in the graph?  

• logistic growth
• logical growth
• exponential growth
• density-dependent growth

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Logistic growth shows a ___.

• J curve

• L curve

• S curve

• T curve

 What is the name for this leveling off shown in the graph?

• logistic line
• carrying capacity
• climax point
• mediocre

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After how many hours does the yeast population shown in the graph reach its carrying capacity?

• 15 hours
• 10 hours
• 6 hours
• At the start

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Which of the following is NOT true of exponential growth graph?

• It occurs with unlimited resources

• It is affected by environmental resistance

• It displays J curve

• It has not yet reached carrying capacity

Which of these show a population decrease?

• B + I = D + E

• B + E < D + I

• B + I > D + E

• B + I < D + E