ENV Q3 Exam Study

A group of individuals of the same species living in the same general area is called a?

• Population
• Population density
• Dispersion
• Growth rate

In this type of reproduction, the organism produces all of its offspring in a single event.

• Big-bang reproduction
• Repeated reproduction
• Survivorship curve
• Density-independent factor

These factors affect population growth regardless of the size of the population.

• Density-independent factor
• Density-dependent factor
• Exponential growth
• Carrying capacity

The movement of individuals out of an area is called?

• Emigration
• Immigration
• Dispersion
• Survivorship curve

The amount by which a population’s size changes in a given time is called?

• Growth rate
• Exponential growth
• Logistic growth
• Carrying capacity

What term is used to describe the number of individuals that the environment can support over a long period of time?

• Carrying capacity
• Exponential growth
• Logistic growth
• Growth rate

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The movement of individuals into an area is called?

• Immigration
• Dispersion
• Survivorship curve
• Emmigration

Which is not a method used to control the spread of invasive species?

• Mechanical control
• Thermal control
• Chemical control
• Biological control

This method of controlling invasive species involves the release of a non-native predator to eat the invasive species.

• Mechanical control
• Thermal control
• Chemical control
• Biological control

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Rapid reproduction is a characteristic common to invasive species.

• True
• False

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