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Ecology and Population Dynamics

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

A lake

b)

Earth

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

A group of zebra

2.
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
3.

There are about _________ people alive right now.

a)

2 billion

b)

8 billion

c)

10 billion

d)

80 billion

4.

Which is a biotic factor?

a)

soil

b)

air

c)

bacteria

d)

water

5.

Which of the following is a density independent limiting factor?

a)

competition for resources

b)

predation

c)

disease

d)

natural disasters

6.

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

7.

Which of the following populations is most likely to go extinct?

a)

a very small population in an unstable environment

b)

a moderate-sized population of r strategists

c)

a large population with lots of genetic variability

d)

all would be equally likely to go extinct

8.

Which of the following is a density dependent limiting factor?

a)

pollution

b)

food

c)

climate change

d)

hurricane

9.
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
10.

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

11.
What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?
a)
1000
b)
8000
c)
800
d)
600
12.

What type of growth is shown in the graph?

a)

exponential

b)

logistics

c)

a good kind

d)

linear

13.

Sea otters are very important for the kelp forests off the coast of California because they eat purple sea urchins, stopping them from overgrazing the kelp and causing the ecosystem to collapse. This makes them a(n)…

a)

Invasive Species

b)

Keystone Species

c)

Endangered Species

d)

Extinct Species

14.

Argentine ants have made their way from South America to several other regions of the world. They have wiped out most of the native ant species of those regions and have caused other issues for those ecosystems as well. This makes them a(n)…

a)

Invasive Species

b)

Keystone Species

c)

Endangered Species

d)

Extinct Species