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Populations

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What age groups does the bottom of a population pyramid represent?

a)

The elderly

b)

The working adults

c)

The children

d)

Males

2.

What does the whole right side of the population pyramid represent?

a)

Males

b)

Females

c)

Unemployed

d)

Young people

3.

What age group does the top of the population pyramid represent?

a)

The working people

b)

The rich people

c)

The elderly

d)

The young people

4.

What growth rate does this population pyramid represent?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Slow Growth

c)

Negative Growth

d)

Zero Growth

5.

Is this country Developed or Developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

6.

Predict the future population growth of this country.

a)

Negative Growth (the population will shrink)

b)

Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)

c)

Growth (the population will definitely grow)

d)

Fast Growth (the population will explode)

7.

Predict the future population growth of this country.

a)

Negative Growth (the population will shrink)

b)

Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)

c)

Growth (the population will definitely grow)

d)

Fast Growth (the population will explode)

8.

Which country, A or B, has an ageing population?

a)

A

b)

B

9.

Which growth rate does this population pyramid represent?

a)

Slow Growth

b)

Zero Growth

c)

Rapid Growth

d)

Negative Growth

10.

Based on this country's population pyramid, their population is

a)

Increasing

b)

Stable

c)

Decreasing

11.

Based on this country's population pyramid, their population is

a)

Increasing

b)

Stable

c)

Decreasing

12.
diagram that shows the age and male/female distribution of a population, where the youngest are at the base and the oldest at the top
a)
dependent population
b)
population pyramid
c)
food pyramid
d)
population density distribution
13.
Which country has the most elderly people?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
14.
Which country has the highest death rates?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
Which country has the highest life expectancy?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
16.
all the people of a particular area
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
c)
population
d)
demography
17.
the number of people in a defined area such as a square mile
a)
population
b)
population distribution
c)
demography
d)
population density
18.
the pattern, or spread, of people in a given area
a)
population distribution
b)
population
c)
demography
d)
population density
19.

One reason the world is growing so quickly is because...

a)

The world has infinite resources for everyone

b)

Birth rate is higher than death rate

c)

There are more and more places for people to live

d)

Death rate is higher than birth rate

20.
Organisms that either die at birth or get eaten as eggs show this type of survivorship.
a)
Type 1
b)
Type 2
c)
Type 3
d)
Elephants
21.
Organisms that have gestation (pregnancy) periods and usually only give birth to one offspring at a time.
a)
Type 1
b)
Type 2
c)
Type 3
d)
Foxes
22.
Most organisms of this type reach adulthood and will go on to reproduce themselves.
a)
Type 1
b)
Type 2
c)
Type 3
d)
Insects
23.
Organisms that have a 50/50 shot as survival at any given point during their lifespan.
a)
Type 1
b)
Type 2
c)
Type 3
d)
Type 4
24.
Humans are an example of this type of survivorship.
a)
Type1
b)
Type 2
c)
Type 3
d)
Type 4
25.
Which organism would show type 3 survivorship?
a)
Gorillas
b)
Rabbits
c)
Mice
d)
Beetles
26.

According to the diagram, squirrels are which type of survivorship curve?

a)

Type I

b)

Type II

c)

Type III

27.

When there is a high survivorship early in life due to high parental care, then a rapid decrease in survivorship in late life as old age sets in, which type of

survivorship?

a)

Type I

b)

Type II

c)

Type III

28.

A graph that shows the number or proportion of individuals surviving to each age for a given species or group.

a)

survivorship curve

b)

exponential

c)

linear

d)

logistic

29.

Tracks organisms that tend to live long lives (low death rate and high survivorship rate); toward the end of their life expectancies, however, there is a dramatic increase in the death rate.

a)

Type I

b)

Type II

c)

Type III

d)

Type IV

30.

Describes organisms with a high death rate (or low survivorship rate) immediately following birth. Examples include bacteria, fishes, and invertebrates.

a)

Type I

b)

Type II

c)

Type III

d)

Type IV

31.
Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor?
a)
human activities 
b)
unusual weather
c)
competition
d)
natural disaster
32.
What type of growth is shown on this graph?
a)

logistic

b)

exponential

c)

average

d)

density-independent

33.
Which of the following is a density-independent limiting factor?
a)
natural disaster
b)
predation
c)
disease
d)
parasitism
34.
What pattern of growth will a population with limited resources show?
a)
density-dependent
b)
exponential 
c)
logistic
d)
logical 
35.
What type of population growth is shown in the graph?  
a)
logistic growth
b)
logical growth
c)
exponential growth
d)
density-dependent growth
36.
 What is the name for this leveling off shown in the graph?
a)
logistic line
b)
carrying capacity
c)
climax point
d)
mediocre
37.
After how many hours does the yeast population shown in the graph reach its carrying capacity?
a)
15 hours
b)
10 hours
c)
6 hours
d)
At the start
38.
What is the amount of yeast shown in the graph at the 6-hour mark?
a)
6.0 mg/cc
b)
3.0 mg/cc
c)
1.5 mg/cc
d)
10 mg/cc
39.

What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

a)

1000

b)

8000

c)

800

d)

600

40.

What happens if a population grows past its carrying capacity?

a)

The population keeps growing

b)

The population starts to die off

c)

The entire species will go extinct

d)

The carrying capacity just increases

41.

The largest number of individuals that an environment can support long term is...

a)

carrying capacity

b)

emigration

c)

immigration

d)

population density

42.

A J-curve represents

a)

exponential growth

b)

logistic growth

c)

no growth

43.

When two or more species uses the same resource they participate in a biological interaction called

a)

competition

b)

aggression

c)

niche

d)

fight

44.

A close, long-term relationship shared among species is a

a)

parasitic relationship

b)

symbiotic relationship

c)

community relationship

d)

competition relationship

45.

The act of one organism killing another for food.

a)

commensalism

b)

predation

c)

parasitism

d)

mutualism

46.

Symbiotic relationship in which one individual is harmed and the other is benefited.

a)

commensalism

b)

predation

c)

parasitism

d)

mutualism

47.

Relationship in which both participating individuals benefit.

a)

commensalism

b)

predation

c)

parasitism

d)

mutualism

48.

Symbiotic relationship in which one individual benefits; the other is neither helped nor harmed.

a)

commensalism

b)

predation

c)

parasitism

d)

mutualism

49.
What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
50.
What type of symbiosis?  Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.  
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
51.
Which symbols best describe parasitism?
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
+,0
d)
-,0
52.
Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala.  This is an example of _______.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
neutralism
d)
competition
53.
When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the  ____________.
a)
host, hostess
b)
parasite, host
c)
host, parasite
d)
prey, predator
54.

Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.

a)

Predation

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Mutualism

55.
Which symbols best describe mutualism?
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
+,0
d)
-,0
56.
Silverfish live and hunt with army ants. They share the prey.  They neither help nor harm the ants. 
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Parasitism 
c)
Commensalism 
57.
A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
neutralism
d)
parasitism
58.
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This relationship neither harms nor benefits the whales. 
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
59.
A cuckoo may lay its eggs in a warbler’s nest. The cuckoo’s young will knock the warbler’s eggs out of a nest and the warbler will raise the cuckoo’s young.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
60.

the maximum number of offspring that a given organism can produce.

Some species have much higher reproductive potentials than others.

a)

Death rate

b)

Birth rate

c)

Exponential growth

d)

Reproductive potential

61.

The number of live births per thousand organisms of a population per year.

a)

Death rate

b)

Birth rate

c)

Exponential growth

d)

Reproductive potential

62.
An organism's ability to survive and reproduce
a)
niche
b)
habitat
c)
adaptation
d)
fitness
63.
An organism's ? is defined as the environment in which it lives.
a)
Habitat
b)
Niche
c)
Social Structure
d)
Ecology
64.

Role or position and species has in its environment

a)

habitat

b)

ecological niche

c)

ecosystem

65.

Place where an organism lives

a)

habitat

b)

population

c)

ecology

66.
A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
a)
Emigrant
b)
Deviant
c)
Immigrant
d)
Donut
67.
What is a rural area?
a)
Land covered by buildings, roads, and suburbia
b)
Land covered by all parking lots
c)
Land covered with mostly water
d)
Land covered with forests, crops, etc
68.

Countries with high levels of literacy and higher education are in which level of economic development?

a)

More Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Less Developed

69.

Which correctly describes the term demographic transition?

a)

The transition from low birth rates and death rates to high birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

b)

The transition from high birth rates and death rates to low birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

c)

The transition from high birth rates to low death rates as a country develops.

d)

The transition from low birth rates to high death rates as a country develops.

70.

The average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime, if she had children at the current rate for her country.

a)

fertility rate

b)

replacement fertility rate

c)

growth rate

d)

death rate

71.

Which of the following leads to a decrease in birthrates among women?

a)

Higher Education

b)

High Infant Mortality Rate

c)

No Prenatal Care

d)

No contraceptives

72.

The study of human population is

a)

survivorship

b)

demography

c)

age structure

d)

migration

73.

Movement of individuals into or out of a population.

a)

demographic transition

b)

infrastructure

c)

urbanization

d)

migration

74.

The basic facilities and services that support a country or region, such as roads, bridges, and sewers.

a)

arable land

b)

demographic transition

c)

infrastructure

d)

urbanization

75.

The size of the human population began to increase exponentially after the

a)

bubonic plague

b)

development of plowing and irrigation

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

development of the first cities.

76.
What type of growth is shown in the diagram?
a)
exponential growth
b)
logistic growth 
c)
predator-prey cycle
d)
boom-bust curve
77.

An increase in the ratio or density of people living in urban areas, rather than rural areas.

a)

Urbanization

b)

Demography

c)

Survivorship

d)

Human Development Index (HDI)

78.

What is the term for the total number of people living in a place?

a)

Population

b)

Population density

c)

Urbanization

d)

Rate of natural increase

79.

The birth rate refers to the:

a)

Number of babies born per year

b)

Number of people who die per year

c)

Number of people who move to a city per year

d)

Number of people who immigrate per year

80.

The number of people who die in a year is called the:

a)

death rate.

b)

rate of natural increase.

c)

birth rate.

d)

rural rate.

81.

Population density is a measurement of:

a)

the number of people per square mile.

b)

the total number of people living somewhere.

c)

the number of immigrants living somewhere.

d)

the average income of a group of people.

82.

If you want to calculate population density, you need to know an area's total population and:

a)

the area's total size.

b)

the area's economic strength.

c)

the area's level of urbanization.

d)

the area's death rate.

83.

pattern of spacing of a population within an area

a)
population density
b)
population dispersion
c)

density-dependent factor

d)

carrying capacity

84.

Which type of distribution is best suited for herding animals?

a)

Even

b)

Clumped

c)

Random

d)

Paired

85.

Which type of distribution is best suited for aggressive animals?

a)

Paired

b)

Even

c)

Random

d)

Clumped

86.

What type of dispersion does this picture represent?

a)

Random

b)

Even

c)

Clumped

d)

None

87.

What type of limiting factor the picture represent?

a)

Density-dependent

b)

Density-independent

c)

none

88.

What type of limiting Factor the picture represent?

a)

Density-dependent

b)

Density-independent

c)

none

89.

What is the maximum number of individuals that the ecosystem in the picture can support?

a)

40

b)

200

c)

100

d)

1000

90.

Which phase of the demographic transition is marked by high birth rates and high death rates?

a)

Phase 1 (Pre-Industrial)

b)

Phase 2 (Transitional)

c)

Phase 3 (Industrial)

d)

Phase 4 (Post-Industrial)

91.

Which phase of the demographic transition is marked by high birth rates and low death rates?

a)

Phase 1 (Pre-Industrial)

b)

Phase 2 (Transitional)

c)

Phase 3 (Industrial)

d)

Phase 4 (Post-Industrial)

92.

Which phase of the demographic transition is marked by decreasing birth rates and low death rates?

a)

Phase 1 (Pre-Industrial)

b)

Phase 2 (Transitional)

c)

Phase 3 (Industrial)

d)

Phase 4 (Post-Industrial)

93.

Which phase of the demographic transition has the highest total fertility rates?

a)

Phase 1 (Pre-Industrial)

b)

Phase 2 (Transitional)

c)

Phase 3 (Industrial)

d)

Phase 4 (Post-Industrial)

94.

Which phase of the demographic transition results from increased women's education and birth control?

a)

Phase 1 (Pre-Industrial)

b)

Phase 2 (Transitional)

c)

Phase 3 (Industrial)

d)

Phase 4 (Post-Industrial)

95.

Which phase of the demographic transition results from improved medical care, sanitation, and food production?

a)

Phase 1 (Pre-Industrial)

b)

Phase 2 (Transitional)

c)

Phase 3 (Industrial)

d)

Phase 4 (Post-Industrial)

96.

Which phase of the demographic transition results from high levels of affluence and economic development?

a)

Phase 1 (Pre-Industrial)

b)

Phase 2 (Transitional)

c)

Phase 3 (Industrial)

d)

Phase 4 (Post-Industrial)

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