Ecology (Population Dynamics and Species Interactions)

Population size is limited by

• Food

• Water

• Human activities

• All of these are true

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What is the number of individuals living in a given area?

• Population density

• Symbiosis

• Carrying capacity

• Limiting factors

What type of dispersion will occur when organisms are grouped together

• Clumped

• Uniformed

• Random

10,000 white tailed deer live in a park that has an area of 2,000 square km. What is the population density?

• 5 deer/square km

• 50 deer/square km

• 200 deer/square km

• 20,000 deer /square km

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What type of dispersion will occur when organisms are spaced independently of others?

• Clumped

• Uniformed

• Random

What type of dispersion will occur when organisms are evenly spaced from one another?

• Clumped

• Uniformed

• Random

What is the number of individuals that can be supported by the environment?

• Carrying capacity

• Population density

• Dispersion patterns

• Symbiosis

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What can affect the carrying capacity of the environment?

• Flood

• Drought

• Fire

• All are true

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What is the carrying capacity of this population?

• 50

• 200

• 10,000

• 5,000

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What happens to the lynx population when the hare population increases?

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

• There is not enough information

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