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Ecology and Population Dynamics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
To measure population density, you must divide the number of individuals living in a defined space by the
a)
area of the space
b)
birth and death rates
c)
carrying capacity
d)
height of the space
2.
Nesting birds often space themselves evenly from other nests. This pattern is called
a)
clumped dispersion.
b)
uniform dispersion.
c)
random dispersion
d)
scatter dispersion
3.
Which of the following will increase the size of a population?
a)
emigration and births
b)
immigration and deaths
c)
immigration and births
d)
emigration and deaths
4.
Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor?
a)
human activities 
b)
unusual weather
c)
competition
d)
natural disaster
5.
The movement of a single caribou into a herd is an example of
a)
population
b)
immigration
c)
emigration
d)
predation
6.
What 2 factors decrease population size?
a)
Immigration, Births
b)
Emigration, Births
c)
Emigration, Deaths
d)
Immigration, Deaths
7.

Which of the following would be an example of a biome?

a)

A lake

b)

Earth

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

A group of zebra

8.
A population is...
a)
A group of one species in one area
b)
Multiple species that live in one area
c)
All of the living and nonliving things in an area
d)
None of these
9.

Which is a biotic factor?

a)

soil

b)

air

c)

bacteria

d)

water

10.

As a population of a species increases within a territory, which of the following most likely also increases?

a)

Immigration

b)

Food supply

c)

Carrying capacity

d)

Competition

11.
What will happen to the population when the death rate is larger than the birth rate?
a)
grow
b)
shrink
c)
stay the same
d)
None of these
12.

Which of the following represent abiotic factors that affect an environment?

a)

Fish, trees, and bacteria

b)

Alligators, ferns, and snakes

c)

Temperature, wind, and soil type

d)

Birds, mushrooms, and insects

13.

A population is __________________.

a)

a group of organisms of the same species, in the same place, at the same time.

b)

a group of organisms of the different species, in the same place, at the same time.

c)

an individual organism of the one species, in the same place, at the same time.

d)

a group of organisms of the same species, in the different place, at the same time.

14.
The wolves and moose on Isle Royale are an example of which type of relationship?
a)
mutualism
b)
predator-prey
c)
parasitism
d)
commensalism
15.
Is a fungal infection in frogs considered biotic or abiotic?
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
16.
A park ranger wants to know about how many squirrels there are in the local park.  He captures 10 squirrels in his first sample and tags them.  A week later he captures 10 squirrels and also sees that 5 of them have leg bands on.  What is his squirrel population estimate?
a)
25
b)
30
c)
10
d)
20
17.
This picture of a bird's nest in a tree is an example of which type of species interaction?
a)
parasitism
b)
predator-prey
c)
mutualism
d)
commensalism
18.
The measure of the number of different species in an area.
a)
biography
b)
biology
c)
biodiversity
d)
biodegrade
19.
Which is an example of adaptation?
a)
White fur on a polar bear
b)
the shape of a stick insect
c)
the spines on a cactus 
d)
all of these
20.
A small community started out with 10 people in year 1.  During year 1 they had 10 births and 5 deaths.  What was this community's growth rate for year 1?
a)
50 %
b)
5 %
c)
75 %
d)
1.5 %
21.

Which group is not represented in the food web?

a)

producers

b)

primary consumers

c)

secondary consumers

d)

decomposers

22.

What do the arrows in the food chain indicate about the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

a)

Energy is continuously recycled by the organisms in an ecosystem.

b)

Energy flows in one direction in an ecosystem, from producers to consumers.

c)

More of the available energy in an ecosystem is given to large animals than to small animals.

d)

Organisms at the end of the food chain receive more energy than those at the beginning.

23.

In this energy pyramid, which organism would most likely be in level 2?

a)

bird

b)

fox

c)

caterpillar

d)

tree

24.

Suppose that a new predator of the rabbit migrated to this ecosystem. What is the most likely initial effect on the other organisms?

a)

More competition among the mice for food

b)

More competition among the hawks for food

c)

Less competition among snakes for food

d)

Less grass available for food

25.

Which of these organisms would most likely be found at the bottom of a biomass pyramid?

a)

giant squids

b)

sand sharks

c)

sea cucumbers

d)

green algae