wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

POPULATION ECOLOGY

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

‘The population grows at their biotic potential for some time and the growth pattern changes because of the limiting factors’

The above statement best describes

a)

Exponential growth

b)

Log phase

c)

S-shaped growth curve

d)

Lag phase

2.

A group of organisms of the same species that live together in a particular area is referred as

a)

Population ecology

b)

population

c)

population growth

d)

population density

3.

A population grows exponentially when _________________

a)

Death rates remain above birth rates

b)

Birth rates exceed death rates

c)

Immigration rates exceed emigration rates

d)

Immigration rates and emigration rates are equal

4.

The carrying capacity of a population is determined by its

a)

Population growth rate

b)

Death rate

c)

Birth rate

d)

Limiting resources

5.

In young population , exponential growth occurs when

a)

There is asexual reproduction only

b)

There is sexual reproduction only

c)

There is a discrete environmental resistance

d)

There is a continuous supply of resources

6.

The rate of increase or decrease of a population depends on the rate of

I natality III immigration

II mortality IV Emigration

a)

I,II and III

b)

I,II and IV

c)

I,III and IV

d)

I,II,III and IV

7.

The maximum growth rate of a population under ideal conditions is

a)

the carrying capacity

b)

the environmental resistance

c)

the biotic potential

d)

the recruitment

8.

Human populations on Earth are showing

a)

exponential growth

b)

logistic growth

c)

lag phase of exponential growth

d)

lag phase of logistic growth

9.

Flood, fires, drought, storms, earthquakes, tsunami and pollutants regulate population growth

a)

by affecting only large populations

b)

by affecting only small populations

c)

by affecting large populations more than small populations

d)

irrespective of population size

10.

If we consider a closed population with n immigration or emigration, what will happen to the population when death is more than birth?

a)

Population shrinks

b)

Population grows

c)

Nothing happens to the population

d)

Population stabilises