Exploring Population Graphs

What shape does an exponential growth graph typically take?

• S-shape

• J-shape

• U-shape

• L-shape

Which of the following conditions is NOT necessary for exponential growth?

• Ideal set of conditions

• No predators

• Unlimited resources

• Presence of disease

What term is used to describe factors that slow the growth of a population?

• Growth factors

• Limiting factors

• Reduction factors

• Expansion factors

What is the term for the maximum population that an environment can support?

• Growth limit

• Carrying capacity

• Population threshold

• Sustainability limit

Which type of growth is characterized by a population increasing up to the carrying capacity and then fluctuating around it?

• Cyclic growth

• Linear growth

• Logistic growth

• Exponential growth

What typically causes a boom and bust cycle in population growth?

• Predator-prey interactions

• Constant resource availability

• Lack of competition

• Stable environmental conditions

In a boom and bust cycle, what happens after a population overshoots the carrying capacity?

• The population stabilizes

• The population remains constant

• The population continues to grow

• The population rapidly declines

What is population density?

• The number of species in an area

• The growth rate of a population

• The number of individuals per unit area

• The total biomass of a population

Which of the following is a density-dependent factor?

• Competition

• Climate change

• Pollution

• Natural disasters

Which factor affects a population regardless of its size?

• Natural disasters

• Competition

• Disease

• Parasitism