WorksheetsChanging Populations Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the birth rate?
The removal of large areas of forests
The instinctive seasonal movement of a population
The number of individuals that die over a given time period
The number of offspring produced over a given time period
What defines a death rate?
A species that has died out
The number of individuals that die over the same time period
A species with few members left in the wild
The number of offspring produced over a given time period
What is an extinct species?
The instinctive seasonal movement of a population
A species with few members left in the wild
A species whose population is at risk of extinction
A species that has died out and no individuals are left
What characterizes an endangered species?
The removal of large areas of forests
A species with few members left in the wild
A species whose population is at risk of extinction
A species that has died out
What is a threatened species?
A species that has died out
A species whose population is at risk of extinction
A species with few members left in the wild
The instinctive seasonal movement of a population
What is migration?
The removal of large areas of forests
The instinctive seasonal movement of a population of organisms from one place to another
The number of individuals that die over the same time period
The number of offspring produced over a given time period
What is deforestation?
The removal of large areas of forests for human purposes
A species that has died out
The instinctive seasonal movement of a population
A species with few members left in the wild
How is population change measured?
By the removal of large areas of forests
By the instinctive seasonal movement of a population
By the number of extinct species
By the population’s birthrate and death rate
What is exponential growth?
The removal of large areas of forests
The number of individuals that die over the same time period
The number of offspring produced over a given time period
Growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size
What is predation?
A species with few members left in the wild
The removal of large areas of forests
The instinctive seasonal movement of a population
The hunting of organisms for food
Which term describes a species with no individuals left?
Migratory species
Endangered species
Threatened species
Extinct species
Which term refers to a species at risk of extinction?
Endangered species
Extinct species
Threatened species
Predatory species
Which term describes the removal of forests for human use?
Exponential growth
Predation
Deforestation
Migration
What is the term for the rapid increase in population size?
Migration
Exponential growth
Predation
Deforestation
Which term describes the seasonal movement of organisms?
Deforestation
Migration
Exponential growth
Predation
