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Population Ecology

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of spatial dispersion does this organism exhibit?

a)

Clumped

b)

Random

c)

Uniform

2.

What would human alterations of the environment be considered? Ex. Cutting down the rain forests

a)

Density-independent

b)

Density-dependent

3.

A New chimpanzee enters an area and becomes part of the troupe. What would this be considered?

a)

Mortality

b)

Natality

c)

Immigration

d)

Emigration

4.

What type of growth model would represent the unrestricted growth of bacteria?

a)

exponential

b)

logistical

c)

S-curve

d)

J-curve

5.

What type of reproductive pattern would this organism have?

a)

K-strategist

b)

R-strategist

c)

Carrying capacity strategist

6.

What type of spatial dispersion would dandelion seeds have?

a)

Clumped

b)

Random

c)

Uniform

7.

What type of limiting factor is a watering hole in a savanna?

a)

Density-independent

b)

Density-dependent

8.

What type of limiting factor would a change in the number of predators be classified as?

a)

Density-independent

b)

Density-dependent

9.

An Earthquake-related tsunami would be what type of factor?

a)

Density-independent

b)

Density-dependent

10.

When a population reaches its carrying capacity______.

a)

The birth rate is greater than the death rate

b)

The birth rate is less than the death rate

c)

The birth rate and death rate flucuate around the same amount

11.

Population limiting factors ________.

a)

Help a population increase in number

b)

Stop a population from increasing indefinitely