Population Growth and Dynamics Quiz

Exponential growth and logistic growth are the same.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank(s): Growth models populations growing under ideal conditions without any resource scarcity limiting their growth.

• Exponential

• Logistic

• Linear

• Cyclic

Density-dependent inhibition describes a situation in which population growth can be curtailed by _____.

• Crowding

• Disease

• Competition

• All of the above

Most populations do not live under ideal conditions and grow logistically instead of exponentially.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-1

Fill in the blank(s): __________ __________ is the largest population size that can be supported in an area without harming the environment.

• Carrying capacity

• Population density

• Limiting factor

• Ecological niche

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Species that live in _______ environments are likely to be r-selected.

• stable

• unstable

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Type III survivorship curves are typical of large animals, including humans, where parents produce relatively few offspring and provide them with a lot of care.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Potential population growth is rapid in which of the following?

• R-selected species

• L-selected species

• K-selected species

• H-selected species

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

_____ survivorship curves are characterized by high survival in early and middle life, followed by a rapid decline in survivorship in later life.

• Type I

• Type II

• Type III

• Type IV

In K-selected species, population size is generally above the carrying capacity.

• TRUE

• FALSE