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Biology Chapter 4 Review- Population Ecology

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you have a lot of offspring but do not provide parental care you are described as having what kind of reproductive pattern?

a)

k- strategy

b)

r- strategy

c)

Q- strategy

d)

w- strategy

2.
As a population grows, it will most likely stop growing at what size?
a)
Growth limit
b)
Exponential limit
c)
Carrying Capacity
d)
It won't stop growing
3.
Which kind of growth does the human population follow? It is described as a J-shaped curve.
a)
Exponential Growth
b)
Logistic Growth
c)
Outstanding Growth
d)
Minimal Growth
4.
Which dispersion pattern is described by organisms being spaced out equally?
a)
Uniform
b)
Random
c)
Clumped 
d)
None of these
5.

What will happen to the population when the birth rate is larger than the death rate?

a)

grow

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

6.

What type of growth is represented in this graph?

a)

exponential

b)

logistics

c)

a good kind

d)

representative

7.
What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?
a)
1000
b)
8000
c)
800
d)
600
8.
Which kind of dispersion is #1?
a)
clumped
b)
random
c)
uniform
9.

Carrying capacity

a)

the maximum population growth rate under ideal conditions

b)

the change in the population size per individual per unit time

c)

the maximum population size that can be supported by an ecosystem.

d)

the members of a species that live in an ecosystem and have the potential to reproduce.

10.

When does zero population growth take place?

a)

When a community reaches its maximum population number.

b)

When birth exceed deaths

c)

When deaths exceed births.

d)

When a population size has been stabilized for a long time.

11.

Which of the following is an example of density-independent factor?

a)

Predation

b)

Competition

c)

Extreme

climate

d)

Disease

12.
What factor describes when populations increase because animals are moving into a population?
a)
Emigration
b)
Limiting Factors
c)
Immigration
d)
Exponential Growth
13.
What factor describes when populations decrease because animals are moving out of a population?
a)
Emigration
b)
Limiting Factors
c)
Immigration
d)
Exponential Growth
14.

Logistic growth has 3 phases. In Phase 1, the population grows slowly. In Phase 2, population grows rapidly. In Phase 3, growth stops. What causes growth to stop in the 3rd phase of logistic growth?

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

c)

Exponential Growth

d)

Carrying Capacity

15.
Which limiting factor would increase due to the number of individuals in a population?
a)
Unusual weather
b)
Natural disaster
c)
Births
d)
Disease
16.
Which limiting factor is independent of the number of individuals in a population?
a)
competition
b)
parasitism/disease
c)
stress
d)
natural disasters
17.
Which of the following is TRUE of predator/prey relationships?
a)
The amount of prey does not affect the number of predators.
b)
Herbivores are limited by the number of prey in an ecosystem.
c)
Humans are not considered predators.
d)
The number of predators is determined by available prey.
18.

A population is...

a)

A group of one species living in an area

b)

Multiple species that live in one area

c)

All of the living and nonliving things in an area

d)

None of these

19.

What will happen to the population when the death rate is larger than the birth rate?

a)

grow

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

d)

None of these

20.

Diseases will spread faster in a

a)

population with a low density

b)

population with a high density

c)

population with a uniform distribution

d)

population with a random distribution

21.

If an aquarium holds 80L of water and contains 170 guppies, what is the approximate density of the guppy population?

a)

1 guppy/L

b)

2 guppy/L

c)

3 guppy/L

d)

4 guppy/L

22.

What is the dispersion factor of herding animals, birds that flock together, and fish that form schools?

a)

clumped

b)

random

c)

uniform

d)

unpredictable

23.

If angelfish produce hundreds of young several times a year, which statement below is true?

a)

Angelfish have a k-strategy reproductive pattern

b)

Angelfish have an r-strategy reproductive pattern

c)

Angelfish have a low mortality rate

d)

Angelfish provide a lot of care for their young

24.

Why is the life span of a bird with an eye disease most likely reduced?

a)

The bird cannot mate.

b)

The bird cannot find food or water.

c)

The bird spreads the disease to others.

d)

The bird cannot survive a temperature change.

25.

If a bird has an eye disease, which is the possible reason for the quick spread of this disease?

a)

an abiotic factor

b)

a decreased food supply

c)

increased population density

d)

increased immunity