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WorksheetsLGB: Populations
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best describes a population?
a)
members of the same species living in the same place at the same time
b)
all the red birds in an area
c)
all types of organisms living in the same place
d)
all members of the same species
2.
An example of a population is
a)
all trees in a forest
b)
all maple trees in a forest
c)
all plants in a forest
d)
all animals in a forest
3.
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?
a)
It will increase
b)
It will decrease
c)
It will stay the same
d)
It don't matter
4.
A snake is eaten by a hawk. The hawk is the _______.
a)
prey
b)
parasite
c)
predator
d)
all of these
5.
Food, water, sunlight, shelter, and space are resources that are __________.
a)
limiting factors
b)
wet
c)
messy
d)
found in rocks
6.
If death rate > birth rate, then population size will
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
7.
If there is a large zebra population in an ecosystem and a limited amount of food, what will occur between the members of the zebra population?
a)
competition for water
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
d)
competition for food
8.
All the bull frogs in a pond would be considered
a)
a community
b)
an ecosystem
c)
a habitat
d)
a population
9.
Herbivores, Carnivores, and Scavengers all belong to which niche below?
a)
Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Predators
10.
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
11.
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
12.
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
13.
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
14.
The carrying capacity is the smallest number of individuals in a population that can live in one area.
a)
true
b)
false
15.
When the hare population increases, what happened to the lynx population?
a)
It rose.
b)
It fell.
c)
It stayed the same.
16.
An animal that hunts other animals for food is called a ___________________.
a)
Villian
b)
Predator
c)
Prey
d)
Fred
17.
An animal that is hunted by other animals for food is called _____________________ .
a)
Victim
b)
Sally
c)
Predator
d)
Prey
18.
The average number of people per square mile
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
c)
urbanization
d)
population rate
19.
which statement sounds accurate based on the graph data.
a)
The zebra and lions do not affect each other
b)
when lions population increases, so does the zebra population
c)
When the zebra population increases, it causes the lion population to also increase
d)
when zebra populations go down, the lion population goes up.
20.
something that slows the growth rate of a population
a)
carrying capacity
b)
biotic potential
c)
limiting factor
d)
community
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