Human populations review

Which of the following was not a density dependent limiting factor that affects human populations?

• competition for food

• disease

• predators

• clean air

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The _______ was an important invention used in farming.

• donkey

• plow

• rake

• human

When organisms are bred by humans to produce better traits.

• natural selection

• artificial selection

• purebreds

• clones

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which factor was a reason for an increase in the human population?

• antibiotics

• water treatment

• vaccines

• all of the above

What type of human population growth was experienced during the industrial revolution?

• fixed

• stable

• exponential

• negative

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

NGSS.HS-LS2-2

The time it takes for a population to double in size is called doubling time. Which of the following is the formula that is used?

• 70/growth rate

• 70/fertility rate

• 70/mortality rate

• 70/life expectancy

Calculate the time it will take for this population to double. The population of Texas is 29.5 million and the growth rate is 1.85

• 100.5 years

• 75.2 years

• 50 years

• 37.8 years

Statistical data related to human populations.

• demographics

• human average

• sociology

This type of country has populations that are younger, poorer, and are growing rapidly.

• developed

• developing

A developed country will have a population that is _____, richer, and shrinking

• older

• younger

• stable