Understanding Populations (Sections 1 and 2)

The relationship in which different individuals or populations attempt to use the same limited resources

• Predation

• Niche

• Competition

• Mutualism

A set of individuals within a species living in the same place at the same time is called a/an

• density

• dispersion

• carrying capacity

• population

The numbers of individuals per unit area or volume is referred to as a/an

• density

• dispersion

• population

• niche

An organism that feeds on another organism is called a/an

• competitor

• predator

• parasite

• none of the above

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A relationship in which two species live in close association is called

• parasitism

• mutualism

• commensalism

• symbiosis

An organism thats lives in or on another organism and feeds on it is called

• parasitism

• mutualism

• commensalism

• coevolution

The population size where birth rates and death rates are equal is called

• competition

• resource limits

• carrying capacity

• population growth

Using the graph provided, at which day did the population reach 1000 ?

• Day 11

• Day 12

• Day 13

• Day 14

Using the graph, which country experienced a 16 percent population growth over the 10 year period?

• Latin America

• North America

• Asia

• Africa

Using the following equation, what is the fish population change starting with 100 fish: (day 1) 6 births & 4 deaths, (day 2) 8 births & 5 deaths, (day 3) 2 births & 6 deaths, (day 4) 4 births & 2 deaths, (day 5) 4 births & 0 deaths.

• 105 fish

• 106 fish

• 107 fish

• 108 fish

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