Question 1

Which of the following is not a factor in calculating a population's annual growth rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emigration
B)  Immigration
C)  The number of individuals born
D)  The number of individuals that die
E)  Carrying capacityF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following would not be a characteristic of an equilibrium species?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long life span
B)  Large individuals
C)  Fast to mature
D)  Few offspring
E)  Much care of offspringF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

If you were studying the maximum rate of natural increase of a population that can occur under ideal conditions,what would you would be studying?

Accepted Answer

A)  Population growth
B)  Biotic potential
C)  Steady state
D)  Environmental resistance
E)  Carrying capacityF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 4

Which of the following is not a major factor in determining the risk of extinction in an equilibrium species that is unable to migrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Size of geographic range
B)  Size of local population
C)  The number of different species in an area
D)  Degree of habitat tolerance
E)  All are major factorsF) B) and C)
G) A) and B) C

Question 5

If you were studying the place where an organism lives,you would be studying its:

Accepted Answer

A)  Habitat
B)  Community
C)  Biosphere
D)  Ecosystem
E)  PopulationF) B) and D)
G) C) and D) A

Question 6

Population size is believed to level off at the ________ of an environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Steady state
B)  Population growth
C)  Environmental resistance
D)  Carrying capacity
E)  Biotic potentialF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Which of the following is not a type of distribution pattern found in organisms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clumped
B)  Equilibrium
C)  Uniform
D)  Random
E)  All are patterns of distributionF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

The maximum population that the environment can support for an indefinite period of time is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Replacement reproduction
B)  Demographic transition
C)  Biotic potential
D)  Carrying capacity
E)  Environmental resistanceF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Density-independent means the mortality increases as density of population increase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The nonliving resources in the environment are referred to as abiotic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All members of the same species that inhabit a particular area are termed a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)  Ecosystem
B)  Population
C)  Biosphere
D)  Community
E)  NicheF) A) and B)
G) None of the above B

Question 12

Replacement reproduction cannot bring about zero population growth unless

Accepted Answer

A)  There are as many older women leaving the reproductive years as there are younger women entering them
B)  All diseases such as cholera,typhus,and diphtheria are brought under control
C)  There are many fatalities due to a world war
D)  There are more older women leaving the reproductive years than there are younger women entering them
E)  There are fewer older women leaving the reproductive years than there are younger women entering themF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The environmental aspects that determine where specific organisms live are called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Biotic factors
B)  Density-independent factors
C)  Limiting factors
D)  Density-dependent factors
E)  Life history factorsF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Consider the life of the praying mantis.The large predatory female lays several hundred eggs in a foam mass in the fall.The young are most vulnerable when they emerge in the spring,but the few that survive spread out over the countryside and,if they find a mate,lay eggs the following fall.Which type of survivorship curve does this represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Type III
B)  Type II
C)  Type I
D)  Exponential growth followed by a decline from resource depletion
E)  Maximal exponential growth and minimal use of carrying capacityF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 15

The pattern of dispersal of individuals across an area is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Population capacity
B)  Population distribution
C)  Population frequency
D)  Population density
E)  Population potentialF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

In nature animals tend to be either an opportunistic or equilibrium species or somewhere along an intermediate point between the two.Why aren't there animals in nature that are both big,fierce and highly reproductive so they leave many offspring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most animals are both opportunistic and equilibrium species
B)  There is no limitation;such an animal could evolve
C)  It is structurally impossible for a large animal to have many young
D)  You can "spend" your energy to be a large equilibrium species,to produce many offspring as an opportunistic species,or to be somewhere in between,but you can't spend the energy to be both large and highly reproductive
E)  Large animals are incapable of producing large numbers of offspringF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 17

A biologist is studying factors which affect population size where the percentage of individuals killed remains the same regardless of population size.What are these factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biotic-independent factors
B)  Density-dependent factors
C)  Density-independent factors
D)  Logistical-dependent factors
E)  Carrying capacity-dependent factorsF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

If you were studying biotic factors which affect population size,you would most likely be studying which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Logistical-dependent factors
B)  Carrying capacity-dependent factors
C)  Density-dependent factors
D)  Density-independent factors
E)  Biotic-independent factorsF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of the following statements is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The growth rate for LDCs is still growing
B)  The growth rate for MDCs has now stabilized
C)  Approximately half of the human population live in LDCs
D)  People in LDCs are often underfed and live in poverty
E)  The LDCs are not fully industrializedF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Which country is contributing the least to the exponential growth of the human population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan
B)  Ecuador
C)  India
D)  China
E)  MexicoF) All of the above
G) None of the above

Exam 37: Population Ecology

Which of the following is not a factor in calculating a population's annual growth rate?

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Which of the following would not be a characteristic of an equilibrium species?

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If you were studying the maximum rate of natural increase of a population that can occur under ideal conditions,what would you would be studying?

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Which of the following is not a major factor in determining the risk of extinction in an equilibrium species that is unable to migrate?

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If you were studying the place where an organism lives,you would be studying its:

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Population size is believed to level off at the ________ of an environment.

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Which of the following is not a type of distribution pattern found in organisms?

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The maximum population that the environment can support for an indefinite period of time is called the:

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Density-independent means the mortality increases as density of population increase.

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The nonliving resources in the environment are referred to as abiotic.

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All members of the same species that inhabit a particular area are termed a(n) :

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The environmental aspects that determine where specific organisms live are called the:

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The pattern of dispersal of individuals across an area is referred to as:

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In nature animals tend to be either an opportunistic or equilibrium species or somewhere along an intermediate point between the two.Why aren't there animals in nature that are both big,fierce and highly reproductive so they leave many offspring?

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A biologist is studying factors which affect population size where the percentage of individuals killed remains the same regardless of population size.What are these factors?

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If you were studying biotic factors which affect population size,you would most likely be studying which of the following?

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Which of the following statements is not true?

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Which country is contributing the least to the exponential growth of the human population?

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Exam 37: Population Ecology

Which of the following is not a factor in calculating a population's annual growth rate?

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Which of the following would not be a characteristic of an equilibrium species?

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Which of the following is not a major factor in determining the risk of extinction in an equilibrium species that is unable to migrate?

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Population size is believed to level off at the ________ of an environment.

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Which of the following is not a type of distribution pattern found in organisms?

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The maximum population that the environment can support for an indefinite period of time is called the:

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Density-independent means the mortality increases as density of population increase.

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The nonliving resources in the environment are referred to as abiotic.

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All members of the same species that inhabit a particular area are termed a(n) :

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Replacement reproduction cannot bring about zero population growth unless

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The environmental aspects that determine where specific organisms live are called the:

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In nature animals tend to be either an opportunistic or equilibrium species or somewhere along an intermediate point between the two.Why aren't there animals in nature that are both big,fierce and highly reproductive so they leave many offspring?

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A biologist is studying factors which affect population size where the percentage of individuals killed remains the same regardless of population size.What are these factors?

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If you were studying biotic factors which affect population size,you would most likely be studying which of the following?

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Which of the following statements is not true?

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