Population and Wildlife Conservation

What is the measurement of a population per unit area?

The ___ is the measurement of a population per unit area. Overcrowding is an example of ___

What does this image represent about population (the black dots represent population)?

• uniform population distribution

• life table

• survivorship curve

• random population distribution

• clustered population distribution

Claire, an ecologist, is finding it difficult to identify an interaction in nature because of changing environmental conditions and the complex indirect interactions of multiple species. Which interaction is Claire trying to find in nature?

• interference competition

• apparent competition

• exploitation competition

• predation

• symbiosis

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What kind of interaction does this image show?

• mutualism

• parasitism

• commensalism

• predation

• exploitation competition

What are the regions in the environment that provide basic needs, such as food, shelter, mates for reproduction, and protection, for survival of living organisms?

___ are regions in the environment that provide basic needs, such as food, shelter, mates for reproduction, and protection, for survival of living organisms.

In a certain region, children are considered economic benefits. A rising trend in the fertility levels of the region is observed. Last year the fertility rate in that region was four children per woman. It is predicted that the fertility rate is going to be six children per woman due to increasing poverty.

If the predictions are true then the population of that region will ___ , resulting in ___.

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According to United Nations predictions, what will be the total population of the world by 2100?

• 9 billion

• 10 billion

• 11 billion

• 40 billion

• 8 billion

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Throughout the world countries are dumping their garbage in the oceans. This dumping has affected the fish and other aquatic organisms of the oceans. Many fishing industries have collapsed due to this extensive dumping. Which theory explains this scenario?

• intensity of demand theory

• demographic transition theory

• age structure theory

• tragedy of the commons theory

• zoning theory

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Which of these is included under land use?

• water

• rocks

• trees

• soil

• applying pesticides

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In which countries is the human population increasing sharply?

The human population is growing increasing sharply in ___ countries.

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