Biology Module 4/5 Test

One characteristic of a population is its _______, which is the number of organisms per unit area.

• population density

• diversity
• population
• size

Another characteristic of a population is called ______, the pattern of spacing of a population within an area.

Any factor in the environment that does not depend on the number of members in a population per unit area is a what?

• density-dependent factor

• density-independent factor

Any factor in the environment that depends on the number of members in a population per unit area is a what?

• Density-Dependent Factor

• Density-Independent Factor

This explains how fast a given population grows. (AKA PGR)

• Population Growth Rate

• Population Gravity Rate

• Population Rate

_____ is the term ecologists use to describe the number of individuals moving away from a population.

______ is the term ecologists use to describe the number of individuals moving into a population.

The maximum number of individuals in a species that an environment can support for the long term is called what?

• Population Density
• Biotic Potential
• Carrying Capacity
• Ecological Footprint

The study of human population size, density, distribution, movement, and birth and death rates is what?

The change in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates is called what?

• Demographic Transition
• Population Shift
• Population Explosion
• Demographic Explosion