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Ch 4 Population Ecology QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Unusual weather

b)

Natural disaster

c)

Births

d)

Disease

2.
Which limiting factor is independent of the number of individuals in a population?
a)
competition
b)
parasitism/disease
c)
stress
d)
natural disasters
3.

What is happening at the 'A' on the graph?

a)

the population overshoots above the carrying capacity

b)

the population stops growing

c)

growth begins to slow down due to limited resources

d)

growth is speeding up due to an abundance of resources

4.

The mortality rate of organisms following a type I survivorship curve is __________.

a)

fairly constant throughout life

b)

higher in post-reproductive years

c)

lower after the organisms become established

d)

unrelated to age

5.

Which choice most closely approximates the deer population's carrying capacity based on the graph?

a)

100

b)

80

c)

60

d)

10

6.

Which of the following populations is most likely to go extinct?

a)

a very small population in an unstable environment

b)

a moderate-sized population of r strategists

c)

a large population with lots of genetic variability

d)

all would be equally likely to go extinct

7.

Which population growth model most closely describes the human population in the modern age?

a)

logistic growth

b)

exponential growth

c)

upward growth

d)

tumor growth

8.

If you are counting the number of deer in Calumet County, you are measuring the

a)

density

b)

population

c)

distribution

d)

growth

9.

Which of the following best describes an analysis of the population distribution graph below?

a)

Stable

b)

Growing

c)

Declining

d)

Cannot be determined

10.

Which of the following best describes an analysis of China's population distribution graph below?

a)

Stable

b)

Growing

c)

Declining

d)

Cannot be determined

11.

The ability to reproduce under ideal conditions, enough space, food, water, lack of predators.

a)

Primary Consumers

b)

Pioneer Species

c)

Biotic Potential

d)

Abiotic Factors

12.

What is a habitat?

a)

A way an animal behaves.

b)

A group of the same animals living together.

c)

A specific place where an animal naturally lives.

d)

When an animal lives in a place that is not their home eg. a zoo

13.

Which contribute to a positive population growth?

a)

immigration

b)

positive birth rate

c)

emigration

d)

positive death rate

14.

What type of factor has an increasing impact as the population size increases?

a)

density-independent

b)

density-dependent

c)

cohort effect

d)

survivorship factor

15.
Which level of organization is the most complex?
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
16.
Multiple organisms of the same species describes a
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
17.
A forest full of many kinds of trees and grasses is an example of a
a)
group
b)
organism
c)
population
d)
community
18.
Which is an example of an organism?
a)
a beetle
b)
a lake
c)
a rock
d)
a shell
19.
Which is an example of an ecosystem?
a)
Jungle animals
b)
forest plants
c)
The tundra
d)
Savanna temperatures
20.
which is the correct order of the levels of organization from simple to complex?
a)
organism, population, community, ecosystem
b)
ecosystem, community, population, organism