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WorksheetsPopulations and Communities Warmup
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following is NOT an example of a Density Dependent Factor?
Parasitism
Natural Disasters
Predation
Competition
The movement of individuals into an area is known as:
Supplementation
Emigration
Immigration
Eradication
Emigration is:
When a population continues to increase.
When individuals move into an area.
When individuals move out of an area.
The study of human popuations.
All of the following are density-independent factors except:
seasonal changes
hurricanes
less space
deforestation
Population density can be best described as:
The amount of deaths that occur in a population
The amount of births that occur in a population
The amount of individuals in a given space.
The amount of available nutrients in an ecosystem
The maximum amount of organisms of a species that can be supported by an environment is:
exponential growth
logistic growth
population growth
carrying capacity
A biotic or abiotic resource in the environment that causes population size to decrease is a
limiting factor
carrying capacity
This is an example of population, branch of the ecological levels of organization:
A pack of wolves
A dog
A turtle interacting with a lizzard
A squirrel on a tree
The picture shows this level of organization:
Community
Population
Individual
What is the correct order of taxonomy?
Kingdom, pylum, class, species, genus, family, class
Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
species, phylum, order, class, kingdom, family, genus
___ are the first organisms to colonize an area and begin the process of ecological succession.
foundational organisms
introductory organisms
primary organisms
pioneer species
What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?
Primary begins WITHOUT soil; Secondary begins WITH soil
Primary is the first state and secondary is the second stage
Primary builds plant community; secondary builds animal community
Primary begins WITH soil; Secondary begins WITHOUT soil
The Final stage of ecological succession is...
Mature Tree Growth
Climax Community
Pioneer Community
Primary Succession
