WorksheetsQuiz Review: Populations
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
the number of individuals that die in a population in a certain time period
birth rate
death rate
immigration
emigration
the number of individuals that are born in a population in a certain time period
birth rate
death rate
immigration
emigration
moving into a population
birth rate
death rate
immigration
emigration
moving out of a population
birth rate
death rate
immigration
emigration
the difference between birth rate and death rate
growth rate
population density
limiting factor
carrying capacity
the number of individuals in an area of a specific size
growth rate
limiting factor
carrying capacity
population density
environmental factors that cause a population to stop growing or decrease in size
population density
growth rate
limiting factors
carrying capacity
the largest population an area can support
carrying capacity
growth rate
population density
limiting factor
Which of the following are basic needs a living organism needs to survive
food
water
a mate
sunlight
air
Calculating Growth Rate: Suppose a population of 22 rabbits has produced 47 young in one year. If 11 rabbits have died, what is the growth rate of the rabbit population?
(a)
Calculating Growth Rate: Suppose a population of chipmunks has produced 89 young in one year. If 54 chipmunks have died, what is the growth rate of the chipmunk population?
(a)
Calculating Growth Rate: Suppose a population of 259 squirrels has produced 74 young in one year. If 83 squirrels have died, what is the growth rate of the squirrel population?
(a)
When calculating the growth rate, what does it mean when you get a negative number?
(a)
Calculating Population Density: An ecologist counts 480 rabbits in a wheat field that is 80 square meters. What is the population density of the rabbits?
(a)
Calculating Population Density: An ecologist counts 780 grasshoppers in a vegetable garden that is 12 meters long and 5 meters wide. What is the population density of the grasshoppers?
(a)
