5.1 How a Population Grows

What is a population?

• A population is a group of individuals of the same species that cannot fly.

• A population is a group of individuals of different species that live in the same area.
• A population is a group of individuals of the same species that live in different areas.

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What is geographic range in ecology?

• The number of individuals in a species' population.
• The geographic location where a species originated.
• The distance a species can travel in a day.
• The area inhabited by a population.

What is population density?

• Population density is a measure of the average income of individuals in a given area.
• Population density is a measure of the total land area in a given area.
• Population density is a measure of the number of species in a given area.
• Population density is a measure of the number of individuals per unit area.

Match the following

• clumped distribution

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• random distribution

• 
• uniform distribution

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What are the three types of growth rate for a population?

• exponential growth, geometric growth, and quadratic growth
• increase, decrease or stay the same

• exponential growth, linear growth, and quadratic growth
• geometric growth, linear growth, and quadratic growth

What is the age structure of a population?

• The number of males and females of each age a population contains.

• The age structure of a population refers to the number of males and females within a population.
• The age structure of a population refers to the geographical distribution of individuals within a population.
• The age structure of a population refers to the average age of individuals within a population.

Match the following

• Birthrate is the same as the death rate

• Population grows

• Death rate is higher than the birth rate

• Population declines (goes down)

• Birth rate is higher than the death rate

• Population stays the same

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What is immigration in ecology?

• Movement of individuals from one area to another.

• Movement of individuals from one population to another population of a different species
• Movement of individuals from one population to another population of a different species within a different ecosystem

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What is emmigration in ecology?

• The process of individuals reproducing within a population or habitat
• Movement of individuals out of a population's range (area)

• The process of individuals staying in a population or habitat
• Movement of individuals into a population or habitat

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Under ideal conditions with ______________ resources, a population will grow exponentially.

• limited

• unlimited

• growing

• declining

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