Population Growth Quiz

1. What type of population growth is shown in part A of this graph?

• Logistic growth
• Exponential growth
• Linear growth
• Arithmetic growth

2. What is represented by the horizontal dotted line at the top of the graph?

• A density-dependent factor
• A J curve
• The maximum number of individuals the environment can hold
• The carrying capacity

4. The type of survivorship curve that shows high fertility rates and early mortality is

• Type 1
• Type 2
• Type 3

5. The type of survivorship curve you might expect for blue whales would be

• Type 1
• Type 2
• Type 3

6. Which of the following are typical characteristics of a k strategist?

• few offspring produced
• long life expectancy
• high energy cost per offspring
• low levels of parental care
• type 3 survivorship curve

7. When a population passes its carrying capacity, which of the following will likely happen?

• natality rates will increase
• competition will decrease
• mortality rates will increase
• a population can not pass its carrying capacity

8. In the age structure diagram below, which of the following is true of this population?

• It is declining.
• It is expanding.
• It is stable.
• It is from a developing country.
• It is from a developed country.