Ch 4 Population Ecology QUIZ

Which limiting factor would increase due to the number of individuals in a population?

• Unusual weather

• Natural disaster

• Births

• Disease

Which limiting factor is independent of the number of individuals in a population?

• competition
• parasitism/disease
• stress
• natural disasters

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

What is happening at the 'A' on the graph?

• the population overshoots above the carrying capacity

• the population stops growing

• growth begins to slow down due to limited resources

• growth is speeding up due to an abundance of resources

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The mortality rate of organisms following a type I survivorship curve is __________.

• fairly constant throughout life

• higher in post-reproductive years

• lower after the organisms become established

• unrelated to age

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which choice most closely approximates the deer population's carrying capacity based on the graph?

• 100

• 80

• 60

• 10

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following populations is most likely to go extinct?

• a very small population in an unstable environment

• a moderate-sized population of r strategists

• a large population with lots of genetic variability

• all would be equally likely to go extinct

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which population growth model most closely describes the human population in the modern age?

• logistic growth

• exponential growth

• upward growth

• tumor growth

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

If you are counting the number of deer in Calumet County, you are measuring the

• density

• population

• distribution

• growth

Which of the following best describes an analysis of the population distribution graph below?

• Stable

• Growing

• Declining

• Cannot be determined

Which of the following best describes an analysis of China's population distribution graph below?

• Stable

• Growing

• Declining

• Cannot be determined

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4