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Populations 5.1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A population that grows until it reaches its carrying capacity due to limiting factors has the shape of a/an

a)

M

b)

I

c)

J

d)

S

2.

In a particular area of an Arizona desert, there are 150 Saguaro cacti plants per square kilometer. Which population characteristic would the data be recorded as by a scientist who is studying this population?

a)

age structure

b)

growth rate

c)

population density

d)

geographic distribution

3.

The movement of individuals within a population OUT OF a given area is called

a)

Immigration

b)

Carrying Capacity

c)

Emigration

d)

Population shift

4.

What information does the range of a population provide?

a)

The number of individuals in a population.

b)

The area that a population inhabits.

c)

The carrying capacity of a population.

d)

The growth rate of a population.

5.

When the birthrate in a population becomes higher that the death rate, the population growth

a)

increases.

b)

decreases.

c)

levels off.

d)

decreases, then levels off.

6.

When individuals within a population reproduce at a constant rate, with no limiting factors, it produces a growth pattern called

a)

logistic growth.

b)

exponential growth.

c)

growth density.

d)

demographic growth.

7.

If a bacterial population experiences uncontrolled growth (no limiting factors), the basic shape of the growth pattern (when graphed) would resemble a/an _____-shaped growth.

a)

M

b)

S

c)

J

d)

U

8.

In the image shown above, the growth pattern of a fruit fly population would be described as _________ growth.

a)

exponential

b)

limited

c)

logistic

d)

declining

9.

The maximum # of individuals that an environment can support and sustain is known as the populations' ____ ______.

a)

limiting growth

b)

carrying capacity

c)

death rate

d)

migration pattern

10.

The growth of a population can be measured by studying the birth rate, death rate and __________ patterns of the population.

a)

distribution

b)

abiotic

c)

species

d)

migration