Ecology Competition Quiz

When two organisms from the same species are after the same resources and food, they are in _______.

• interspecific competition

• intraspecific competition

• population density

• carrying capacity

The relationship between two different organisms after a common goal can be called _______.

• intraspecific competition

• interspecific competition

• population density

• carrying capacity

Factors that increase in significance as a population grows are called _______.

• density-independent factors

• carrying capacity

• density-dependent factors

• intraspecific competition

Which term describes competition within the same species?

• interspecific competition

• intraspecific competition

• population density

• carrying capacity

Which factors are not affected by population size?

• density-dependent factors

• density-independent factors

• carrying capacity

• intraspecific competition

What type of competition occurs when organisms of different species compete for resources?

• intraspecific competition

• interspecific competition

• carrying capacity

• population density

What is the effect of density dependent factors on population size?

• They have no effect

• They increase population size

• They decrease population size

• They vary with population density

Which factor is NOT typically considered a density dependent factor?

• Food supply

• Climate

• Disease

• Competition

What is a common effect of density independent factors?

• They cause population size to stabilize

• They cause population size to fluctuate randomly

• They cause population size to increase steadily

• They have no effect on population size

What role does competition play in population control?

• It is a density independent factor

• It is a density dependent factor

• It has no role in population control

• It only affects aquatic communities