Population and Population Density

Under ideal conditions with unlimited resources, a population will have ________.

• linguistic growth

• experimental growth

• exponential growth

• logistic growth

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The common brushtail possum is a marsupial native to Australia. This possum was introduced to New Zealand where it had no natural predators and had an abundant food supply. Which of these likely occurred a few years after the introduction of this possum to New Zealand?

• The possums became extinct.

• The possums developed shorter life spans.

• The possum population grew to a larger size.

• The possum population evolved into a different species.

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These organisms typically live in unstable, unpredictable environments & are able to reproduce rapidly (exponentially). They do not take care of their young & are subject to predation.

• k-strategist

• r-strategist

• m-strategist

• s-strategist

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Which of the following are density independent factor(s)?

• competition for resources

• predator-prey relationships

• parasitism and disease

• weather, natural disaster and man made disturbances

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What type of growth is represented in this graph?

• exponential

• logistic

• survivorship curve

• predator-prey

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Which best describes the graph of logistic growth?

• S-shaped

• J-shaped

• W-shaped

• U-shaped

What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

• around 500

• more than 800

• less than 300

• around 700

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What is the largest number of individuals that an environment can support long term?

• carrying capacity

• emigration

• immigration

• survivorship

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What term is used to define anything that regulates the size of a population?

• density

• a limiting factor

• carrying capacity

• biodiversity

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Processes that remove individuals from a population.

• death and emigration

• birth and immigration