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ENV 3A Population Ecology

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of population growth is shown in the graph up above?

a)

Carrying capacity growth

b)

Logistic growth

c)

Exponential growth

d)

Density dependent growth

2.

What pattern of growth will a population with limited resources show?

a)

Logistic

b)

Density-independent

c)

Exponential

d)

Density-dependent

3.

Conditions in the environment that impact the size of the population are called

a)

Populations

b)

Habitats

c)

Niches

d)

Limiting factors

4.

Based on the pie chart above, which events would harm the Georgia Black Bear population?

a)

Restriction on humans hunting bears

b)

Large scale forest fires

c)

Damming lakes and rivers

d)

Introduction of the bald eagle

5.

Which factor is density-dependent limiting factor on the population of a species?

a)

Unusual weather

b)

Natural disasters

c)

Predation

d)

Seasonal variation

6.
What does the graph represent?
a)
Emigration
b)
Exponential growth
c)
Immigration
d)
Logistic Growth
7.
Logistic growth has 3 phases. In Phase 1, the population grows rapidly. In Phase 2, population grows slowly. In Phase 3, growth stops. What causes growth to stop in the 3rd phase of logistic growth?
a)
Emigration
b)
Immigration
c)
Exponential Growth
d)
Carrying Capacity
8.
Which limiting factor would increase due to the number of individuals in a population?
a)
Unusual weather
b)
Natural disaster
c)
Births
d)
Disease
9.
Which limiting factor is independent of the number of individuals in a population?
a)
competition
b)
parasitism/disease
c)
stress
d)
natural disasters
10.
Human population grew exponentially after the industrial revolution. Which of the following DOES NOT help determine patterns in human population growth?
a)
age structure
b)
births
c)
deaths
d)
limiting factors
11.
Which of the following is TRUE of predator/prey relationships?
a)
The amount of prey does not affect the number of predators.
b)
Herbivores are limited by the number of prey in an ecosystem.
c)
Humans are not considered predators.
d)
The number of predators is determined by available prey.
12.
If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?
a)
It will increase.
b)
It will decrease.
c)
It will stay the same.
d)
It will fluctuate.
13.
Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...  
a)
carrying capacity
b)
population crash
c)
lag phase
d)
mutualism
14.
What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?
a)
1.8 million
b)
1.25 million
c)
1.6 million
d)
1.o million
15.
When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?
a)
Continues to grow
b)
The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity
c)
The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
d)
The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity
16.
Food, water, sunlight, shelter, and space are resources that are often __________.
a)
limiting factors
b)
wet
c)
messy
d)
found in rocks
17.
In a forest ecosystem, which of the following is the best example of a limiting factor for a rabbit population?
a)
Squirrel Population
b)
Sunlight
c)
Grass available
d)

Temperature

18.
which statement sounds accurate based on the graph data. 
a)
The zebra and lions do not affect each other
b)
when lions population increases, so does the zebra population
c)
When the zebra population increases, it causes the lion population to also increase
d)
when zebra populations go down, the zebra population goes up. 
19.
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
20.

This graph shows ....

a)

When one population increases, the other decreases.

b)

When one population decreases, the other increases.

c)

When one population increases, the other increases instantly.

d)

When one population increases, it causes the other to increases shortly after.

21.

Match the terms with the types of distribution.

a)

Individuals gather in patches, influenced by resource availability and behavior.

1.

Clumped

b)

Individuals are evenly distributed, influenced by interactions between organisms in the population.

2.

Uniform

c)

Individuals are dispersed throughout the ecosystem with no apparent pattern.

3.

Random

22.

Survivorship curve represented with low death rates during early and middle life, then an increase among older age groups, a good example are humans.

a)

type I

b)

type II

c)

type III

d)

type IV

23.

Survivorship curve represented by a death rate that is constant over organism’s life span, squirrels and songbirds are good examples.

a)

type I

b)

type II

c)

type III

d)

type IV

24.

Survivorship curve represented by high death rates for the young, then a slower death rate for survivors, good examples are fish and frogs.

a)

type I

b)

type II

c)

type III

d)

type IV

25.

What is the arrow pointing at? (a)  

Choose from the below words
carrying capacity
biotic potential
density-independent
density dependent
26.

What are survivorship curves?

a)

curves that describe the number of survivors over time

b)

curves that tell us what the limiting factors are

c)

curve that tells us about the carrying capacity

d)

a curve

27.

Label the 3 Survivorship Curves.

28.

Type III survivorship curves contain mostly which type of selected species?

a)

K-selected

b)

R-selected

c)

both K and R selected

29.

True or false: Type II is a steadily decreasing survivorship throughout life

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Species that tend to do well in competitive conditions when their population size is near the carrying capacity (K) of their environment. They tend to have long lifespans, reproduce later in life, and produce few offspring. Examples include elephants, whales, humans, saguaro cacti, and most tropical rain forest trees.

a)

k-resistance

b)

r-resistance

c)

k-selected species

d)

r-selected species

31.

Match the terms with the correct definition.

a)

Population Density

1.

The number of people living per unit area.

b)

Population Distribution

2.

How organisms are spread out in an area

c)

Carrying Capacity

3.

The maximum number of individuals that an environment can support.

d)

Population

4.

The total number of individuals in a given area.

e)

Biotic Potential

5.

The maximum reproductive capacity of a species under optimal environmental conditions.

32.

Based on the following image of survivorship curves, a k-strategist would fall into which type of survivorship?

a)

Type 1

b)

Type 2

c)

Type 3

d)

k-strategists are not represented on this graph

33.

The following image would be characterized as...

a)

Random dispersion

b)

Uniform dispersion

c)

Clumped dispersion

34.

One of the biggest reasons invasive species populations grow so rapidly is because...

a)

They're built different

b)

They are better suited for the environment

c)

They have no natural predators

d)

They are evolutionarily more fit

35.

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)  

36.

Calculating Growth Rate: Suppose a population of chipmunks has produced 89 young in one year. If 54 chipmunks have died, what is the change in the population size?

(a)  

37.

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)  

38.

When calculating the growth rate, what does it mean when you get a negative number?

(a)  

39.

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)  

40.

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)  

41.

Match the following:

Population increases as organisms move into a population - (a)  

Population decreases as organisms move out of a population - (b)  

Choose from the below words

Population increases as organisms move into a population

Population decreases as organisms move out of a population

Immigration
Emigration
42.

Categorize the following as density dependent or density independent limiting factors.

Categorize the following

Predation

Hurricane

Competition
Disease
Parasites
Food Availability
Space Availability
Temperature
Drought
Flooding
Wildfire
Earthquake
Tsunami
Pollution
Density Dependent
Density Independent
43.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Wide range of tolerance

Small range of tolerance

more adaptable to change

Less adaptable to change

Uses a variety of resources

Specific resource needs

More likely to become endangered

More likely to become invasive

Racoon

Giant Panda

Generalist
Specialist
44.

Limiting factors are ​ (a)   ​ (b)   that ​ (c)   a population from continuing to ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
environmental
conditions
prevent
grow
45.

Select ALL options that would have a greater impact on the high density population than either the low or medium density populations.

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Hurricane

c)

Parasites

d)

Predation

e)

Space

46.

Select ALL options that would equally impact the high, medium, and low density populations.

a)

Flood

b)

Hurricane

c)

Disease

d)

Predation

e)

Sunlight

47.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

larger

smaller

Longer Life Span

shorter life span

fewer offspring

many offspring

no parental care

high parental care

K-selected
r-selected