Ecology Vocabulary

Which of the following is NOT one of the four factors that affect the size of a population?

• Immigration

• Births

• Photosynthesis

• Deaths

Fill in the blank: Population growth is based on _________

• available resources

• weather patterns

• animal migration

• seasonal changes

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What is exponential growth?

• A) A slow population increase

• B) A rapid population increase due to an abundance of resources

• C) A decrease in population size

• D) A stable population size

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Carrying capacity is defined as:

• The number of individuals entering a population

• The maximum number of individuals in a population that the environment can support

• The number of deaths in a population

• The number of available resources

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A limiting factor is something that keeps the size of a population down.

• True

• False

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

• Unusual weather

• Competition

• Natural disasters

• Human activities

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

• Predation

• Parasitism and disease

• Unusual weather

• Competition

The pattern of spacing within an area is...

• limiting factors

• spatial distribution

• population density

• population range

In a forest ecosystem, which of the following is the best example of a limiting factor for a rabbit population?

• Squirrel Population
• Sunlight
• Grass available
• Number of trees

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Density-independent limiting factors to population growth includes

• stress from overcrowding

• parasitism

• competition

• natural disasters

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