APES Unit 3 Review - Populations

What growth model has an J-shaped curve?

• Logistic

• Exponential

What growth model has an S-shaped curve?

• Logistic

• Exponential

When a population has unlimited resources, and it continues to grow to its FULL LIVING POTENTIAL, it is called

• Peak

• Top shelf

• Resource controlled limit

• Biotic potential

factors that affect a population depending on its size​

- these include food, predation, parasitism, and disease​

• Density-Dependent factor

• Density-Independent factors

affect all populations similarly regardless of population size.​ Examples include: natural disasters, rapid climate changes (drought or floods), and human activity and disturbances ​

• Density-Dependent factors

• Density-Independent factors

Describes how many individuals of different ages make up a population​

• Age Structure

• Age Layout

• The youths collation

• Age Spread

Which population has the greatest potential for rapid growth?

• Populations with a large number of middle aged individuals

• Older populations

• Populations with large numbers of young offspring

• None of these

Population pyramids measure:

• Age and Gender

• Gender and Race

• Age and Race

• Land size

What age groups does the bottom of a population pyramid represent?

• The elderly

• The working adults

• The children

• Males

What growth rate does this population pyramid represent?

• Rapid Growth

• Slow Growth

• Negative Growth

• Zero Growth