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Chapter 5 and 6 test

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name that population pyramid...
a)
Exponential
b)
Declining
c)
Rapid Growth
d)
Stable Growth
2.
Name that population pyramid...
a)
Industrialized Country
b)
Country with Clean Water
c)
Developing Country
d)
Logistic Growth
3.
Name that population pyramid...
a)
Declining Growth
b)
Rapid Growth
c)
Stable Growth
4.

The area in which a population lives is the ____.

a)

geographic range

b)

age structure

c)

population distribution

d)

population density

5.

This type of population distribution is when the individuals are in groups.

a)

Uniform

b)

Random

c)

Clumps

d)

Organized

6.

When comparing the number of males to the number of females in a population and their years of life, this is the ______.

a)

population density

b)

age structure

c)

limiting factor

d)

growth pattern

7.

When individuals move out of an area, this is called _____.

a)

immigration

b)

emigration

c)

carrying capacity

d)

age structure diagram

8.

This type of growth pattern would occur in a population that reproduces rapidly, like rabbits.

a)

Exponential Growth

b)

Logistic Growth

c)

S Curve

d)

All of the other options.

9.

This type of growth pattern would occur if a population grew rapidly and then slowed/stopped growing.

a)

Exponential Growth

b)

Logistic Growth

c)

J Curve

d)

All of the other options.

10.

The maximum number of individuals a particular environment can support is the ____.

a)

limiting facors

b)

carrying capacity

c)

growth curve

d)

growth pattern

11.

This type of limiting factor affects larger populations and is usually biotic, like predators.

a)

Density Independent

b)

Density Dependent

12.

This type of limiting factor affects any size population and drastically reduces it, such as a tornado.

a)

Density Independent

b)

Density Dependent

13.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
14.
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
15.
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
16.
Water and food are examples of _____________ for populations
a)
emigration
b)
carrying capacity
c)
limiting factor
d)
immigration
17.
If an area has all the wolves that it can support, the wolf population has reached its _______________________.
a)
limiting factor
b)
carrying capacity
c)
emmigration
d)
immigration
18.
What factor describes when populations increase because animals are moving into a population?
a)
Emigration
b)
Limiting Factors
c)
Immigration
d)
Exponential Growth
19.
What is an invasive species?
a)
A native (naturally found) species which are added to an area. 
b)
A non-native (not naturally found) species added to an area. 
c)
A keystone species in an environment
d)
none of the above
20.
The number of individuals per unit area is the definition of which?
a)
Population distribution
b)
Population density
c)
Survivorship type 1
d)
Survivorship type 2
21.
On a safari at night, a lion hunts and feeds on an antelope. In this relationship, the lion is the ____________________ and the antelope is the _________________.
a)
Parasite/host
b)
Predator/prey
c)
Prey/Predator
22.
The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same resource
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Competition
d)
Adaptation
23.

What type of distribution pattern is evenly spaced apart from one another?

a)

Uniform

b)

Clumped

c)

Random

d)

Uneven

24.

This is the most commonly seen distribution pattern. Example: wolves. This is usually because there are resources found in particular areas and the organisms need more space to survive.

a)

Random

b)

Uniform

c)

Clumped

d)

Ueven

25.

What are the three types of distribution patterns?

a)

uniform, clumped, random

b)

uniform, uneven, random

c)

uneven, clumped, random

d)

uniform, clumped, uneven

26.

Population (a)   is the number of individuals in a population.

27.
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.
28.
What type of growth is shown in the diagram?
a)
exponential growth
b)
logistic growth 
c)
predator-prey cycle
d)
boom-bust curve
29.

Factors that affect population size:

DECREASE: Number of ___________ & ____________


Choose all that applies.

a)

Birth

b)

Death

c)

Immigration

d)

Emigration

30.

What is an example of a density-independent (Abiotic) limiting factor?

a)

food

b)

parasites

c)

disease

d)

pollution

31.

parasites, disease, predators, are examples of what type of limiting factors?

a)

density dependent

b)

density independent

c)

survivorship

d)

type 1 curve

32.
Diseases may spread more rapidly when an area is crowded, so disease is considered to be a
a)
type I survivorship curve
b)
population crasher
c)
density-dependent limiting factor
d)
population enhancer
33.

What is the area inhabited by a population called?

a)

Population density

b)

Geographic range

c)

Growth rate

d)

Population distribution

34.

What does symbiosis mean?

a)

Living separately, no relationship between 2 species

b)

Living together, close relationship between 2 species

c)

Living separately, long distance relationship between 2 species

d)

When one species kills and eats another

35.

how well an organism can handle changes to its environment

a)

Predation

b)

Tolerance

c)

Coevolution

d)

Symbiosis

36.

What term do we use to define how an organism makes a living or fits into their community?

a)

niche

b)

carrying capacity

c)
predator-prey relationship
d)
habitat
37.

The ecological role an organism performs in their specific environment is considered the organism's...

a)

Habitat

b)

Population

c)

Biome

d)

Niche

38.

"Organisms that have moved to a location that does not naturally support them."

a)

Invasive species

b)

Destructive species

c)

Unwelcomed species

d)

Infected species

39.
When put together, one organism outcompetes the other for resources.  This is an example of:
a)
competitive exclusion principle
b)
speciation
c)
biological niche
d)
evolution
40.
Bacteria that live on the surface of our teeth require sugar from our food to survive. A by-product of their metabolism (body processes) decays the enamel of teeth. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
41.
A coyote captures, kills, and eats a rabbit. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
42.

What type of distribution pattern is evenly spaced apart from one another?

a)

Uniform

b)

Clumped

c)

Random

d)

Uneven

43.

What type of distribution pattern is evenly spaced apart from one another?

a)

Uniform

b)

Clumped

c)

Random

d)

Uneven

44.

Herds of animals and schools of fish are examples showing a clumped (clustered) population distribution. What is one advantage that animals have in being distributed this way?

a)

Increased competition for resources

b)

Decreased potential for mating

c)

Decreased protection from predators

d)

Increased protection from predators

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