Population Ecology Review Game

Refer to the diagram of the survivorship curve.
Which curve best describes an organism that invests a lot of energy in parenting?

• A
• B
• C
• this is not a survivorship curve

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Which survivorship curve represents a species where most of the individuals live through their lives and die of old age?

• Type 1
• Type 2
• Type 3

Which kind of dispersion is #1?

• clumped
• random
• uniform

Which factor is a density-dependent limiting factor on the population of a species?

• seasonal variation
• natural disasters
• unusual weather
• predation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?

• 1000
• 8000
• 800
• 600

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A population is...

• A group of one species in one area
• Multiple species that live in one area
• All of the living and nonliving things in an area
• None of these

Boom and bust cycles, where populations will grow and shrink over and over, are usually caused by...

• Predator-Prey Relationships
• Parasite-Host relationships
• Extinction 
• None of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Logistic growth has 3 phases. In Phase 1, the population grows rapidly. In Phase 2, population grows slowly. In Phase 3, growth stops. What causes growth to stop in the 3rd phase of logistic growth?

• Emigration
• Immigration
• Exponential Growth
• Carrying Capacity

Which limiting factor is independent of the number of individuals in a population?

• competition
• parasitism/disease
• stress
• natural disasters

Which limiting factor would increase due to the number of individuals in a population?

• Unusual weather
• Natural disaster
• Births
• Disease