APES Population

What is population growth?

• Decrease in the number of individuals in a population over time.

• The average number of individuals in a population.

• The movement of individuals from one population to another.

• Increase in the number of individuals in a population over time.

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What is population density?

• Population density is the number of individuals per unit area or volume.

• Population density is the average age of a population.

• Population density is the number of individuals per unit time.

• Population density is the total number of individuals in a population.

Explain carrying capacity.

• The minimum number of individuals an environment can support sustainably.

• The average number of individuals an environment can support sustainably.

• The maximum number of individuals an environment can support unsustainably.

• Maximum number of individuals an environment can support sustainably.

What are population dynamics?

• The study of how individuals within a population interact with each other.

• The study of how populations of organisms remain constant over time.

• The study of how populations of organisms change due to external factors.

• The study of how populations of organisms change over time.

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What type of growth is shown on this graph?

• logistic
• exponential
• average
• density-independent

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Which one would represent a country that has a high birth rate and death rate?

• A

• B

• C

The three main factors that cause population change to a specified area are

• births, deaths, and marriage

• births, deaths and migration

• births, deaths, and life expectancy

• births, deaths, and divorces

What is the approximate population of men age 65-69 in the US in 2014? (see image)

• 7.5 million

• 10.5 million

• 5 million

• 12 million

Tracks organisms that tend to live long lives (low death rate and high survivorship rate); toward the end of their life expectancies, however, there is a dramatic increase in the death rate.

• Type I

• Type II

• Type III

• Type IV

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Describes organisms with a high death rate (or low survivorship rate) immediately following birth. Examples include bacteria, fishes, and invertebrates.

• Type I

• Type II

• Type III

• Type IV