Quiz about Density-Dependent and Independent Limiting Factors

Question 1

Due to stress, large numbers of female lemmings miscarry their young and fail to reproduce.

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Density-Dependent

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Density-Independent

Question 2

Many fish die due to a drastic change in water temperature.

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Density-Independent

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Density-Dependent

Question 3

An extensive drought in the plains threatens wildebeest, giraffe, zebra, and springbok populations.

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Density-Independent

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Density-Dependent

Question 4

Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor?

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competition

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human activities

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unusual weather

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natural disaster

Question 5

Which of the following is a density-independent limiting factor?

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natural disaster

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predation

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disease

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parasitism

Question 6

Which of the following would NOT be an example of a density dependent limiting factor?

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fire

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disease

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lack of food

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space

Question 7

Which of the following would NOT be an example of a density independent factor?

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predation

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tornado

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hurricane

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fire

Question 8

Which of the following are examples of a density independent factors?

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forest fire

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seasonal cycles

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storms

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disease

Question 9

Which of the following are density dependent factors?

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competition for resources

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predation

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disease

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natural disasters

Question 10

What would human alterations of the environment be considered? Ex. Cutting down the rain forests

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Density-independent

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Density-dependent

Question 11

When a specific population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?

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Density Dependent limiting factors start to occur resulting in the population going back below carrying capacity.

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Density Independent limiting factors start to occur resulting in the population going farther above carrying capacity.

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The population will go extinct due to lack of resources

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The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity

Question 12

What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

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around 500

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more than 500

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less than 500

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around 600

Question 13

What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?

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1000

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8000

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800

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600

Question 14

The total number of individuals a habitat can survive with the resources it has available.

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Carrying capacity

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Limiting factors

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Resources

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Population

Question 15

Excessive amounts of rain caused a flood in the southwest United States that resulted in substantial amounts of deaths in the rabbit population? This situation is an example of a density _____________ limiting factor.

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density-independent

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density-dependent

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density- too high

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density- too low

Question 16

Natural disasters can be considered limiting factors.

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true: density independent limiting factors

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false; natural disasters are not limiting factors

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true: density dependent limiting factors

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false: because Mrs. Schaffer said

Question 17

Limiting factors which impact the size of a population no matter how large that population is.

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Density Independent Limiting Factors

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Density Dependent Limiting Factors

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Carrying Capacity

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Exponential Growth

Question 18

An environmental factor such as storms and extreme heat or cold that decrease a population are considered to be.

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density- independent factor

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density- dependent factor

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population density

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dispersion

Question 19

A lion and a cheetah attempt to occupy the same niche. The more aggressive lion survives; the cheetah does not.

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Density-Dependent: Competition

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Density-Independent: Competition

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Density-Dependent: Predator-Prey

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Density-Independent: Predator-Prey

Question 20

Coyotes cross the winter pack ice and enter Newfoundland. The moose population starts to decline.

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Density-Dependent: Predator-Prey

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Density-Dependent: Competition

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Density-Independent: Competition

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Density-Independent: Predator-Prey

Question 21

What does the graph represent?

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Exponential growth

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Emigration

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Immigration

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Logistic Growth

Question 22

If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

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It will stay the same.

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It will increase.

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It will decrease.

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It will fluctuate.

Question 23

If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

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It will increase.

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It will decrease.

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It will stay the same.

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It will fluctuate.

Question 24

What growth pattern describes a population whose growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth?

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logistic growth

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population growth

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exponential growth

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predator-prey cycle

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