Chapter 5 Population Quiz

Which factor is used to describe the spatial arrangement of individuals in a population?

• Growth rate

• Density and distribution

• Age structure

• Geographic range

Which type of population distribution is common with species that have random distribution of offspring?

• Uniform

• Clumped

• Random

• Dense

What type of population distribution might you expect in a forest with evenly spaced trees?

• Clumped

• Uniform

• Random

• Dense

What type of distribution might you expect in a population of animals that form social groups?

• Uniform

• Clumped

• Random

• Isolated

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Which distribution pattern can result from competition for resources?

• Clumped

• Uniform

• Random

• Dispersed

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What type of distribution is often seen in organisms that are evenly spaced due to competition?

• Clumped

• Uniform

• Random

• Grouped

What is Emigration?

• Number of individuals born per time

• Number of individuals moving into a population

• Number of individuals that die per time

• Number of individuals that move out of a population

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If the growth rate is greater than 0, what is happening to the population size?

• The population size is unchanged.

• The population size is decreasing.

• The population size is growing.

• The population size is fluctuating.

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If a population is decreasing, what can be said about its growth rate?

• Growth rate = 0

• Growth rate > 0

• Growth rate < 0

• Growth rate = 1

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What happens to a population under exponential growth?

• It decreases

• It remains constant

• It grows rapidly

• It fluctuates