APES Populations Sec 1-5 Review

Under ideal conditions with unlimited resources, a population will grow _________________.

• diversely

• expectantly

• density

• exponentially

Many members of the same species in a given area...

• Ecosystem

• community

• biodiversity

• population

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What does the term carrying capacity describe?

• The birth rate of a population.

• The ability of a population to accept new immigrants.

• The ratio of birth rates to death rates in a population.

• The maximum population size that the environment can sustain.

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What is the name for the maximum amount of rabbits as shown in the graph?

• J-curve

• climax point

• carrying capacity

• density dependent limit

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Choose 2 density-dependent limiting factors:

• competition

• unusual weather

• disease

• natural disasters

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Choose 2 density-independent limiting factors:

• competition

• climate change

• parasitism

• natural disasters

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Which limiting factor would increase as the number of individuals in a population increases?

• Unusual weather

• Natural disaster

• Available food

• Disease

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Which type of organism would be most likely to have a Type III survivorship curve?

• one that protects and cares for its young

• one that preys on small mammals

• one that is preyed upon at the same rate throughout its life

• one that has high birth and infant mortality rates

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A pack of wolves that live and move together are an example of what type of dispersion?

• territorial

• clumped

• uniform

• random

Disease may spread more rapidly when an area is crowded, so disease is considered to be a

• requirement for logistic growth

• density-independent limiting factor

• type I survivorship curve

• density-dependent limiting factor

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