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Chapter 5 Populations

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

The range or area occupied by a population is its

a)

growth rate

b)

geographic range

c)

age structure

d)

population density

3.

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of an age structure diagram?

a)

Shows percentages of a population.

b)

Describes why a population graph has a certain shape.

c)

It tells us about the number of males and females.

d)

Breaks down percentages of a population based on age group.

4.

Number of organisms per unit of living area

a)

Population density

b)

dispersion

c)

carrying capacity

d)

population growth rate

5.

How population numbers change over time

a)

dispersion

b)

population density

c)

population growth rate

d)

density- independent factor

6.
The movement of individuals away from a population
a)
emigration
b)
immigration
c)
dispersion
d)
population density
7.

What type of growth is this?

a)

exponential growth

b)

logistic growth

c)

Type I curve

d)

Type III curve

8.
The largest number of individuals in a species that an environment can support long term
a)
carrying capacity
b)
emigration
c)
immigration
d)
population density
9.
Biotic or abiotic things that control the size of a population
a)
Limiting factor
b)
density- dependent factor
c)
density- independent factot
d)
tolerance
10.

An environmental factor such as predation, disease, and competition that depends on the number of members in a population per unit

a)

dispersion

b)

density- independent factor

c)

density- dependent factor

d)

population growth rate

11.

An environmental factor such as storms and extreme heat or cold that affects population regardless of their density

a)

density- dependent factor

b)

population density

c)

dispersion

d)

density- independent factor

12.

Which of the following is NOT a term for animals brought into Australia from another country?

a)

Introduced Species

b)

Native Species

c)

Feral Animals

d)

Invasive Species

13.

The number of males and females of each age in a population

a)

demographic transition

b)

demography

c)

population density

d)

age structure

14.

The movement of individuals into an area occupied by an existing population

a)

immigration

b)

emigration

c)

birth rate

d)

death rate

15.

Limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways

a)

density-independent limiting factor

b)

density-dependent limiting factor

c)

limiting factor

d)

demography