Eco 5F Exponential growth (populations)

What type of growth is shown in the diagram?

• exponential growth
• logistic growth 
• predator-prey cycle
• boom-bust curve

Type of growth that occurs under ideal conditions?

• predator-prey cycle
• logistic
• exponential

Does the graph represent an exponential growth or logistic growth?

• Exponential Growth
• Logistic Grwoth

A population will eventually reach carrying capacity because...

• There are infinite resources

• Limiting factors come will affect the population

• There are limited resources

• Both B & C

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Factors that affect population size:

INCREASE: Number of ___________ & ____________

(Choose 2 answers)

• Birth

• Death

• Immigration

• Emigration

Exponential growth displays a ____-shaped curve which indicates a steady increase of population size.

• J

• S

• C

• V

If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

• It will increase.
• It will decrease.
• It will stay the same.
• It will fluctuate.

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Which of the following will increase the size of a population?

• emigration and births

• immigration and births

• immigration and deaths

• emigration and deaths

Answer explanation

Populations will increase in size when there are more births and individuals moving into the population (Immigration).

Which kind of growth does the human population follow? It is described as a J-shaped curve.

• Exponential Growth
• Logistic Growth
• Outstanding Growth
• Minimal Growth

What growth pattern describes a population whose growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth?

• logistic growth
• population growth
• exponential growth
• predator-prey cycle

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