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APES Unit 3 Populations Review

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the difference between exponential growth and logistic growth in population models?

a)

Exponential growth occurs in urban areas, while logistic growth occurs in rural areas

b)

Exponential growth is slower than logistic growth

c)

Exponential growth is unlimited, while logistic growth is limited.

d)

Logistic growth is only seen in plants, while exponential growth is only seen in animals

2.

Define carrying capacity and explain its significance in population ecology.

a)

The average population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely.

b)

The maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely.

c)

The minimum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely.

d)

The maximum number of species in an environment.

3.

What factors influence population distribution?

a)

Religion and cultural practices

b)

Distance from the equator

c)

Climate, resources, economic opportunities, and government policies

d)

Education level and literacy rate

4.

Explain the concept of population dynamics and provide an example.

a)

The concept of population dynamics can be illustrated by the growth and decline of a population of rabbits in a forest ecosystem.

b)

The concept of population dynamics can be illustrated by the behavior of individual animals.

c)

The concept of population dynamics can be illustrated by the changes in weather patterns.

d)

The concept of population dynamics can be illustrated by the migration patterns of birds.

5.

What is the demographic transition and what are the stages involved?

a)

The stages involved are: Stage 1 - high birth and death rates, Stage 2 - high birth rates and declining death rates, Stage 3 - declining birth rates and low death rates, Stage 4 - low birth and death rates.

b)

Stage 3 - increasing birth rates and low death rates

c)

Stage 2 - low birth rates and increasing death rates

d)

Stage 1 - low birth and death rates

6.

What are the limitations of the exponential growth model in predicting real population growth?

a)

The model is not based on real data

b)

The model does not account for limiting factors such as resource availability and environmental constraints.

c)

The model is too complex to understand

d)

The model only works for small populations

7.

How does immigration and emigration affect population size and distribution?

a)

Both immigration and emigration can affect population size and distribution by either increasing or decreasing the number of people in a specific area.

b)

Immigration and emigration both only affect population distribution, not size

c)

Immigration has no impact on population size and distribution

d)

Emigration only affects population size, not distribution

8.

Discuss the impact of human activities on population dynamics and carrying capacity.

a)

Carrying capacity and population dynamics are not affected by human activities.

b)

Human activities always increase carrying capacity and improve population dynamics.

c)

Human activities have no impact on carrying capacity or population dynamics.

d)

Human activities can decrease carrying capacity and negatively impact population dynamics.

9.

Explain the concept of age structure and its relevance in demographic transition.

a)

Age structure is important in understanding population growth and potential changes in demographic transition.

b)

Age structure is irrelevant in understanding population changes

c)

Age structure has no impact on demographic transition

d)

Age structure only affects the economy, not population growth

10.

What growth model has an S-shaped curve?

a)

Logistic

b)

Exponential

11.

What growth model has an J-shaped curve?

a)

Logistic

b)

Exponential

12.

When a population has unlimited resources, and it continues to grow to its FULL LIVING POTENTIAL, it is called

a)

Peak

b)

Top shelf

c)

Resource controlled limit

d)

Biotic potential

13.

factors that affect a population depending on its size

- these include food, predation, parasitism, and disease​

a)

Density-Dependent factor

b)

Density-Independent factors

14.

affect all populations similarly regardless of population size.​ Examples include: natural disasters, rapid climate changes (drought or floods), and human activity and disturbances ​

a)

Density-Dependent factors

b)

Density-Independent factors

15.

Describes how many individuals of different ages make up a population​

a)

Age Structure

b)

Age Layout

c)

The youths collation

d)

Age Spread

16.

Which population has the greatest potential for rapid growth?

a)

Populations with a large number of middle aged individuals

b)

Older populations

c)

Populations with large numbers of young offspring

d)

None of these

17.

Population pyramids measure:

a)

Age and Gender

b)

Gender and Race

c)

Age and Race

d)

Land size

18.

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

a)

The elderly

b)

The working adults

c)

The children

d)

Males

19.

What growth rate does this population pyramid represent?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Slow Growth

c)

Negative Growth

d)

Zero Growth

20.

Is this country Developed or Developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

21.
Any thing or organism that regulates the size of a population of another organism is known as __________.
a)
a limiting measure
b)
a limiting factor
c)
factorization
d)
materialization of precipitation
22.

Which of the following are density dependent factors?

a)

competition for resources

b)

predation

c)

disease

d)

natural disasters

23.

Which of the following are examples of a density independent factors?

a)

forest fire

b)

seasonal cycles

c)

storms

d)

disease

24.
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
25.
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
26.

What factor describes when populations decrease because animals are moving out of a population?

a)

Emigration

b)

Limiting Factors

c)

Immigration

d)

Exponential Growth

27.

What point on the graph represents the carrying capacity?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.
Nesting birds often space themselves evenly from other nests. This pattern is called
a)
clumped dispersion.
b)
uniform dispersion.
c)
random dispersion
d)
scatter dispersion
29.
A species described as r-strategist would definitely NOT have which of the following characteristics?
a)
clumped population pattern
b)
much parenting
c)
many offspring
d)
random population pattern
30.
________ grow slowly over time, cares for its young over a long period of time and is usually near the carrying capacity of its ecosystem.
a)
K-strategists
b)
R-strategists
c)
Uniform strategists
d)
environmentalists
31.

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

32.

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

33.

These organisms typically live in unstable, unpredictable environments & are able to reproduce rapidly (exponentially). They do not take care of their young & are subject to predation.

a)

k-strategist

b)

r-strategist

c)

m-strategist

d)

s-strategist

34.

These organisms occupy stable environments, are larger in size and have longer life expectancies. They produce, during their life spans, fewer offspring, but place a greater investment in each.

a)

k-strategist

b)

r-strategist

c)

m-strategist

d)

s-strategist

35.

A pattern of survival over time in which there is a relatively constant decline in survivorship throughout most of the life span.

a)

Type ii survivorship

b)

Type i survivorship

c)

Type iii survivorship

36.

Human population growth in 2020 was 0.98 %. If this growth were to remain constant in what year will the human population double?

a)

2051

b)

2091

c)

2109

d)

9120

37.

Human population growth of Mozambique in 2021 was 2.8. If growth remains constant, in what year will the human population double?

(a)  

38.

In 2004 China's CBR was 11.8 the CDR was 6.3. what is the growth rate for China in 2004?

a)

0.38%

b)

0.49%

c)

0.55%

d)

0.68%

39.

Which of the following is most typically associated with the transition form a rural to an urbanized society?

a)

Reduced birth rates

b)

Reduced need for sewage-treatment facilities

c)

Increased rates of population growth

d)

Increased air quality in urban areas

e)

Increased stabilization of microclimate in urban areas.

40.

Which describes the birth and death rate of Stage 3 of the DTM?

a)

The death rate is decreasing and birth rate remains high

b)

Both the death and birth rate are high

c)

The death rate is low but the birth rate is high

d)

Both the birth rate and death rate are decreasing

41.

Which describes the birth and death rate of Stage 2 of the DTM?

a)

The death rate is decreasing and birth rate remains high

b)

Both the death and birth rate are high

c)

The death rate is low but the birth rate is high

d)

Both the birth rate and death rate are decreasing

42.

In Stage 1, the birth rate is...

a)

High

b)

Falling

c)

Low

43.

In Stage 1, the death rate is...

a)

High

b)

Falling

c)

Low

44.

In Stage 2, the Total Population is...

a)

Growing Slowly

b)

Growing Quickly

c)

Not Growing

45.

In Stage 3, the Birth Rate is...

a)

High

b)

Dropping quickly

c)

Low

46.

In Stage 4, the Death rate is...

a)

High

b)

Rising

c)

Low

47.

In Stage 4, the Population Pyramid looks like...

a)
b)
c)
48.

What stage is this country in?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

49.

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.

50.

What is population growth?

a)

Decrease in the number of individuals in a population over time.

b)

The average number of individuals in a population.

c)

The movement of individuals from one population to another.

d)

Increase in the number of individuals in a population over time.

51.

Define population distribution.

a)

The number of people in a given area or region.

b)

The average age of people in a given area or region.

c)

The number of males and females in a given area or region.

d)

Pattern or spread of people in a given area or region.

52.

What is population density?

a)

Population density is the number of individuals per unit area or volume.

b)

Population density is the average age of a population.

c)

Population density is the number of individuals per unit time.

d)

Population density is the total number of individuals in a population.

53.

Explain carrying capacity.

a)

The minimum number of individuals an environment can support sustainably.

b)

The average number of individuals an environment can support sustainably.

c)

The maximum number of individuals an environment can support unsustainably.

d)

Maximum number of individuals an environment can support sustainably.

54.

How does population distribution affect ecosystems?

a)

Population distribution only affects the physical environment of ecosystems.

b)

Population distribution affects ecosystems by determining the availability of resources, competition for those resources, and the overall balance of species within the ecosystem.

c)

Population distribution has no impact on ecosystems.

d)

Population distribution only affects the behavior of individual organisms within ecosystems.

55.

What are the different methods used to calculate population density?

a)

Multiplying the total population by the total land area

b)

Adding the total population and the total land area

c)

Subtracting the total population from the total land area

d)

Dividing the total population by the total land area, dividing the total population by the total number of households, and dividing the total population by the total area of a specific region.

56.

How do population dynamics impact biodiversity?

a)

Population dynamics have no impact on biodiversity.

b)

Biodiversity is solely determined by external factors and not influenced by population dynamics.

c)

Population dynamics only impact the size of individual species, not overall biodiversity.

d)

Population dynamics impact biodiversity by influencing the abundance and distribution of species within an ecosystem.

57.

Which one would represent a country that has a high birth rate and death rate?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

58.

The most common kind of dispersion in nature is

a)

clumped

b)

uniform

c)

random

d)

unknown

59.

What is the approximate population of men age 65-69 in the US in 2014? (see image)

a)

7.5 million

b)

10.5 million

c)

5 million

d)

12 million

60.

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

61.
Population size can be estimated using the formula
a)
(CBR + Immigration) + (CDR + Emigration)
b)
(CBR + Immigration) - (CDR + Emigration)
c)
(CBR - Immigration) + (CDR - Emigration)
d)
(CBR - Immigration) - (CDR - Emigration)
62.
If a country doubles its population in 56 years, what is its population growth rate?
a)
1.25%
b)
1.25 years
c)
125 years
d)
12.5%
63.
What does the graph represent?
a)
Emigration
b)
Exponential growth
c)
Immigration
d)
Logistic Growth
64.
Which limiting factor is independent of the number of individuals in a population?
a)
competition
b)
parasitism/disease
c)
stress
d)
natural disasters
65.

A population is...

a)

All members of one species in one area

b)

All members of all species that live in one area

c)

All of the living and nonliving things in an area

d)

None of these

66.
Which factor is a density-dependent limiting factor on the population of a species?
a)
seasonal variation
b)
natural disasters
c)
unusual weather
d)
predation
67.

What is happening at the 'A' on the graph?

a)

the population overshoots above the carrying capacity

b)

the population stops growing

c)

growth begins to slow down due to limited resources

d)

growth is speeding up due to an abundance of resources

68.
To measure population density, you must divide the number of individuals living in a defined space by the
a)
area of the space
b)
birth and death rates
c)
carrying capacity
d)
height of the space
69.
Which of these would NOT be true of a specialist species?
a)
They are more likely to go extinct during changes to an ecosystem. 
b)
They have a very narrow niche.
c)
They often lose in competition for resources to generalists. 
d)
They often feed on a very specific diet. 
70.
Introduced or invasive species are often difficult because:
a)
They contribute to habitat fragmentation
b)
They do not adapt well to new environments
c)
They increase biodiversity
d)
They often lack natural predators
71.
Represents the biotic potential of the species
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
72.

This age structure diagram most likely represents which country?

a)

Kenya

b)

U.S.

c)

Nigeria

d)

Guatemala

73.

Figure C shows an age structure diagram for a population that is _________?

a)

diminishing

b)

expanding

c)

stable

d)

birthrate is higher than deathrate

74.

Population growth will be lowest when...

a)

infant mortality=low; life expectancy= high

b)

infant mortality=low; life expectancy=low

c)

infant mortality=high; life expectancy= high

d)

infant mortality=high; life expectancy=low

75.

Which is the correct order of the Demographic Transition Model?

a)

Pre-Industrial, Transitional, Industrial, Post-Industrial

b)

Pre-Industrial, Industrial, Transitional, Post-Industrial

c)

Transitional, Pre-Industrial, Post-Industrial, Industrial

d)

Post-Industrial, Transitional, Industrial, Post-Industrial

76.

What is the total fertility rate?

a)

average number of children a male fathers in his lifetime

b)

average number of children a female has during her lifetime

c)

average number of children a female has during her twenties

d)

average number of children on Earth

77.

Which factor below is least likely to affect birth and fertility rates today?

a)

number of people 60 or older

b)

cost of raising and educating children

c)

religious beliefs

d)

educational and employment opportunities for women

e)

average age at marriage

78.

A metropolitan region of 100,000 people has 2000 births, 500 deaths, 200 emigrants, and 100 immigrants over a 1-year period. Its population growth rate is

a)

1.2 percent.

b)

1.4 percent

c)

1.6 percent.

d)

1.8 percent.

e)

2.0 percent.

79.

Even if a country reduces its birth rate and maintains replacement-level fertility, its population will still continue to grow for several decades because of

a)

lower death rates

b)

increased income.

c)

population momentum

d)

better health care.

e)

increased life expectancy.

80.

Which of the following countries best exemplifies phase 4 of a demographic transition?

a)

Argentina

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Mexico

e)

Japan

81.

Using the rule of 70, a population growing at 10% would double in

a)

7 years

b)

10 years

c)

17 years

d)

15 years

e)

not enough information to tell

82.

Populations whose age structure diagrams are narrower at the bottom than at the top have

a)

high death rates

b)

the same proportion of individuals in each age group

c)

a declining population

d)

a high growth rate

e)

all of the above

83.

Main reason for the population increase in the United States

a)

increase in immigration

b)

improvement in healthcare

c)

lower infant mortality rate

d)

lower total fertility rate

84.

How many years would it take a country to double its population with a growth rate of 35%?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

35

d)

70

85.

Identify two main contributors for the dramatic increase in the world population over the last century.

a)

increased access to birth control

b)

development of modern medicine

c)

increased immigration

d)

introduction of the Industrial Revolution

86.

Closest to the current world population

a)

1 million

b)

1.4 billion

c)

8 billion

d)

330 million

87.

If a country has a crude birth rate of 22 and a crude death rate of 7, what is the Annual Growth Rate? AGR = (cbr-cdr)/10

a)

0.7%

b)

1.5%

c)

2.2%

d)

7.0%

88.

According to the graph, what can have the greatest impact on reducing global TFR?

a)

increasing access to healthcare

b)

increasing access to immigration

c)

women empowerment

89.

Which one shows the relation between population and square kilometres?

a)

Natural increase

b)

Life expectancy

c)

Population density

90.

What is the dispersion pattern of herding animals, birds that flock together, and fish that form schools?

a)

clumped

b)

random

c)

uniform

d)

unpredictable

91.

What is the horizontal line on the graph called?

a)

exponential growth

b)

geometric growth

c)

carrying capacity

d)

straight-line growth

92.
The highest natural increase rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition model (DTM)?
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
93.
The lowest crude birth rates (CBRs) are found in countries in which stage of the DTM?
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
94.
The highest CDRs are found in countries in which stage of the DTM?
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
95.
The population pyramid of Naples, Florida, is "upside down," because the city has a large percentage of:
a)
infants.
b)
females.
c)
elderly people.
d)
young people.