Populations

Which of the following is NOT an example of a Density Dependent Factor?

• Parasitism

• Natural Disasters

• Predation

• Competition

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The movement of individuals into an area is known as:

• Supplementation

• Emigration

• Immigration

• Eradication

Emigration is:

• When a population continues to increase.

• When individuals move into an area.

• When individuals move out of an area.

• The study of human popuations.

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In a given area, if the population of predators increases, the population of prey will _____________.

• increase

• decrease

• remain about the same

• go extinct

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Which of the following would cause a population to increase in size?

• Emigration

• Decreased Birthrate

• Immigration

• Increased Deathrate

Population density can be best described as:

• The amount of deaths that occur in a population

• The amount of births that occur in a population

• The amount of individuals in a given space.

• The amount of available nutrients in an ecosystem

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The maximum amount of organisms of a species that can be supported by an environment is:

• exponential growth

• logistic growth

• population growth

• carrying capacity

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A density-independent factor happens:

• depending on the number of predators hunting prey

• depending on the size of the population

• if there are no resources left in a habitat

• regardless of the size of the population

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The range or area occupied by a population is its

• growth rate

• geographic distribution

• age structure

• population density

Populations consist of

• a single species

• multiple species

• the biotic and abiotic factors of an environment

• a grouping of ecosystems

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