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Population Ecology

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is random-sampling used for?

a)

Vegetation

b)

Animals

c)

People

d)

Bacteria

2.

Which of the following is Mark-recapture sampling used for?

a)

Vegetation

b)

Animals

c)

People

d)

Bacteria

3.

What is the current human population?

a)

10 billion

b)

7.1 billion

c)

5 billion

d)

7.6 billion

4.

Which of the following is the largest country population wise?

a)

Russia

b)

USA

c)

China

d)

India

5.

Which is least likely to be a limiting factor for the human population?

a)

Fresh Water

b)

Disease

c)

Space

d)

Food

6.
The carrying capacity of an environment for a particular species at a particular time is determined by the
a)
number of individuals in the species.
b)
distribution of the population.
c)
reproductive potential of the species.
d)
supply of the most limited resources
7.
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
8.

Factors like predation can have a positive benefit to the population of prey organisms because predators tend to keep prey populations below their ___________.

a)

carrying capacity

b)

sustainibility number

c)

exponential growth point

d)

competition level

9.

Humans are a ______________ species.

a)

k-selected

b)

r-selected

c)

m-selected

d)

s-selected

10.

K-selected species often show ______________ growth

a)

Steady

b)

Logistical

c)

Rapid

d)

Exponential

11.

r-selected species often show ______________ growth.

a)

Steady

b)

Logistical

c)

Rapid

d)

Exponential

12.

Which type of country has the highest fertility rates?

a)

Developing

b)

Developed

c)

Declining

d)

Economically stable

13.

What is the best way to manage a declining population?

a)

eliminate the predators

b)

restore the natural habitat

c)

Zoo breeding programs

d)

redistribute the population

14.

Which type of surveying is better for tracking the health of individuals in a population?

a)

Transect surveys

b)

Random-Sampling

c)

Point-Place surveying

d)

Mark-recapture surveying

15.

Which growth rate makes a population have 0 growth?

a)

10%

b)

1%

c)

5%

d)

0%

16.

What is the fertility rate that translates to 0 growth and 0 decline.

a)

10

b)

1

c)

0

d)

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