Question 1

Match the distribution pattern with the environmental factor that influences population distribution.
-resources are distributed uniformly through the environment

Accepted Answer

A) clumped 
B) near-uniform 
C) random 
A) clumped 
B) near-uniform 
C) random

Question 2

The number of Canada geese in the United States has soared in recent years, primarily because the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) density-dependent limiting factors have decreased 
B) carrying capacity for nonmigratory birds has increased 
C) ecological footprint of humans has decreased 
D) prereproductive base of migratory birds has decreased 
E) population size of migratory birds has decreased 
A) density-dependent limiting factors have decreased 
B) carrying capacity for nonmigratory birds has increased 
C) ecological footprint of humans has decreased 
D) prereproductive base of migratory birds has decreased 
E) population size of migratory birds has decreased

Question 3

Imagine a population of rabbits that has a birth rate of 0.8 per month and a death rate of 0.6 per month. What is the per capita growth rate per month?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.14 per rabbit per month 
B) 0.48 per rabbit per month 
C) 0.75 per rabbit per month 
D) 0.20 per rabbit per month 
E) 1.40 per rabbit per month 
A) 0.14 per rabbit per month 
B) 0.48 per rabbit per month 
C) 0.75 per rabbit per month 
D) 0.20 per rabbit per month 
E) 1.40 per rabbit per month

Question 4

Organisms that demonstrate a type I survivorship curve are characterized by a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) death rate that does not vary with age 
B) low death rate until midlife 
C) low death rate until late in life 
D) high death rate in early life 
E) high death rate in midlife 
A) death rate that does not vary with age 
B) low death rate until midlife 
C) low death rate until late in life 
D) high death rate in early life 
E) high death rate in midlife

Question 5

Match each statement to the correct ecological term.
-​The birth rate falls below the death rate, and population size slowly decreases.

Accepted Answer

A) carrying capacity 
B) total fertility rate 
C) age structure 
D) replacement fertility rate 
E) reproductive base 
A) carrying capacity 
B) total fertility rate 
C) age structure 
D) replacement fertility rate 
E) reproductive base

Question 6

The number of individuals of the same species per unit area or volume is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) population density 
B) population distribution 
C) age structure 
D) population size 
E) carrying capacity 
A) population density 
B) population distribution 
C) age structure 
D) population size 
E) carrying capacity

Question 7

Human population increase is most influenced by the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) percentage of humans in the prereproductive and reproductive age groups 
B) number of individuals in the postreproductive age groups 
C) percentage of individuals in the reproductive age groups 
D) number of women in the reproductive age groups 
E) number of men in any age group 
A) percentage of humans in the prereproductive and reproductive age groups 
B) number of individuals in the postreproductive age groups 
C) percentage of individuals in the reproductive age groups 
D) number of women in the reproductive age groups 
E) number of men in any age group

Question 8

Four of the five answers listed below are factors that affect population size. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) births 
B) distribution 
C) emigration 
D) immigration 
E) deaths 
A) births 
B) distribution 
C) emigration 
D) immigration 
E) deaths

Question 9

Match each statement to the correct ecological term.
-​The birth rate moves closer to the death rate, and the population grows less rapidly.

Accepted Answer

A) carrying capacity 
B) total fertility rate 
C) age structure 
D) replacement fertility rate 
E) reproductive base 
A) carrying capacity 
B) total fertility rate 
C) age structure 
D) replacement fertility rate 
E) reproductive base

Question 10

A type III survivorship curve is characteristic of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) monkeys 
B) horses 
C) eagles 
D) sea urchins 
E) humans 
A) monkeys 
B) horses 
C) eagles 
D) sea urchins 
E) humans

Question 11

The earthquake that devastated the population of Haiti in January 2010 could be described as a ____ factor, while water and food shortages that caused disease and death in the aftermath among quake survivors could be described as ____ factors.

Accepted Answer

A) density dependent; logistic 
B) density dependent; density independent 
C) logistic; density independent 
D) density independent; density dependent 
E) variable density; escalating 
A) density dependent; logistic 
B) density dependent; density independent 
C) logistic; density independent 
D) density independent; density dependent 
E) variable density; escalating

Question 12

In which stage of the demographic transition model is population growth the fastest?

Accepted Answer

A) preindustrial 
B) transitional 
C) industrial 
D) postindustrial 
E) agricultural 
A) preindustrial 
B) transitional 
C) industrial 
D) postindustrial 
E) agricultural

Question 13

The ecological footprint is a measure of the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) number of live births per reproductive age woman per year in a country 
B) amount of time required for a country to move from the preindustrial to the postindustrial stage of development 
C) area required per person to grow cattle to feed the population in a given country 
D) amount of the Earth's surface required to sustain a particular level of development and consumption 
E) number of acres squandered per person in unsustainable business and agricultural practices 
A) number of live births per reproductive age woman per year in a country 
B) amount of time required for a country to move from the preindustrial to the postindustrial stage of development 
C) area required per person to grow cattle to feed the population in a given country 
D) amount of the Earth's surface required to sustain a particular level of development and consumption 
E) number of acres squandered per person in unsustainable business and agricultural practices

Question 14

Type II survivorship curves ____.

Accepted Answer

A) are characteristic of humans and other large mammals 
B) typify a population in which all ages have an equal chance of surviving 
C) indicate a high mortality rate in the very young 
D) show that very few young are produced and that each is given parental support 
E) are typical of animals that live a relatively long life and die of old age 
A) are characteristic of humans and other large mammals 
B) typify a population in which all ages have an equal chance of surviving 
C) indicate a high mortality rate in the very young 
D) show that very few young are produced and that each is given parental support 
E) are typical of animals that live a relatively long life and die of old age

Question 15

Match each statement to the correct ecological term.
-maximum number of individuals of a species that a particular environment can sustain; can change over time

Accepted Answer

A) carrying capacity 
B) total fertility rate 
C) age structure 
D) replacement fertility rate 
E) reproductive base 
A) carrying capacity 
B) total fertility rate 
C) age structure 
D) replacement fertility rate 
E) reproductive base

Exam 40: Population Ecology

Match the distribution pattern with the environmental factor that influences population distribution. -resources are distributed uniformly through the environment

The number of Canada geese in the United States has soared in recent years, primarily because the ____.

Imagine a population of rabbits that has a birth rate of 0.8 per month and a death rate of 0.6 per month. What is the per capita growth rate per month?

Organisms that demonstrate a type I survivorship curve are characterized by a ____.

Match each statement to the correct ecological term. -​The birth rate falls below the death rate, and population size slowly decreases.

The number of individuals of the same species per unit area or volume is the ____.

Human population increase is most influenced by the ____.

Four of the five answers listed below are factors that affect population size. Select the exception.

Match each statement to the correct ecological term. -​The birth rate moves closer to the death rate, and the population grows less rapidly.

A type III survivorship curve is characteristic of ____.

The earthquake that devastated the population of Haiti in January 2010 could be described as a ____ factor, while water and food shortages that caused disease and death in the aftermath among quake survivors could be described as ____ factors.

In which stage of the demographic transition model is population growth the fastest?

The ecological footprint is a measure of the ____.

Type II survivorship curves ____.

Match each statement to the correct ecological term. -maximum number of individuals of a species that a particular environment can sustain; can change over time

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Match each statement to the correct ecological term. -The birth rate falls below the death rate, and population size slowly decreases.

Match each statement to the correct ecological term. -The birth rate moves closer to the death rate, and the population grows less rapidly.

The earthquake that devastated the population of Haiti in January 2010 could be described as a factor, while water and food shortages that caused disease and death in the aftermath among quake survivors could be described as factors.