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Population Review Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

Type of growth typical of invasive species...

a)

exponential

b)

logistic

2.
The graph of logistic growth can be described as...
a)
S-shaped
b)
J-shaped
c)
W-shaped
d)
U-shaped
3.

What type of growth model is this?

a)

exponential growth model

b)

logistic growth model

4.

What type of factors represent the living organisms in an environment?

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

5.

What type of factors represent the nonliving aspects of an environment?

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

6.

Angel was trying to explain carrying capacity to her mother. Which of the following descriptions is accurate? Carrying capacity is :

a)

the maximum number of individuals that an ecosystem can sustain.

b)

the ability of an environment to accommodate a growing population.

c)

the greatest number of individuals that an area can sustain over the long term.

d)

the maximum number of species that can co-exist in an area.

7.

An animal population decreases from 800 individuals to 600 individuals. Which of the following could explain this change in population size?

a)

The population size of the animal’s predator increased.

b)

The number of species competing with the animal for food decreased.

8.

Which of the following is a limiting factor in a population of organisms

a)

number of offspring

b)

life span of the organism

c)

availability of food

9.

What term describes when populations increase because animals are moving into a population?

a)

Emigration

b)

Limiting Factors

c)

Immigration

10.

What term describes when populations decrease because animals are moving out of a population?

a)

Emigration

b)

Limiting Factors

c)

Immigration

11.

What does the graph represent?

a)

Logistic Growth

b)

Exponential growth

12.

What does the graph represent?

a)

Logistic Growth

b)

Exponential growth

13.

Which limiting factor is independent of the number of individuals in a population?

a)

competition

b)

parasitism/disease

c)

natural disasters

14.

Which limiting factor would increase due to the number of individuals in a population?

a)

Flooding

b)

Wildfires

c)

Disease

15.
What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?
a)
1000
b)
8000
c)
800
d)
600
16.
What point on the graph represents the carrying capacity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.

Which of the following are density dependent factors?

a)

competition for resources

b)

predation

c)

disease

d)

natural disasters

18.
A population is 
a)
a group of communities that exist in different places
b)
a group of organisms of one species that lives in the same area at the same time
c)
a group of people that populate one place at the same time on different planets
19.
Food, water, sunlight, shelter, and space are resources that are often __________.
a)
limiting factors
b)
wet
c)
messy
d)
found in rocks