Population Dynamics

If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

• It will increase.

• It will decrease.

• It will stay the same.

• It will fluctuate.

If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

• It will increase.

• It will decrease.

• It will stay the same.

• It will fluctuate.

What growth pattern describes a population whose growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth?

• logistic growth

• population growth

• exponential growth

• predator-prey cycle

What type of growth is shown in the diagram?

• exponential growth

• logistic growth 

• predator-prey cycle

• boom-bust curve

Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...  

• carrying capacity

• population crash

• lag phase

• mutualism

Which type of growth is best illustrated by this rabbit population?

• exponential

• logistic

• S-shaped

• predator-prey

At what population was carrying capacity met?

• 250

• 1000

• 400

• 720

Logistic population growth can be described as

• growth when resources are limited

• a s-shaped curve

• reaching carrying capacity

• all of the above

What limits Population Growth?

• birth rates increasing

• resources being used up

• natural selection taking place

• none of the above

occurs when population slows or stops following a period of exponential growth.

• no growth

• population growth

• logistic growth

• exponential growth