Exam 17: Population Ecology

Which country has the smallest ecological footprint?​

On Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean, the population rose to 3,000 people from the original population of 100. In time, the entire island was cultivated, and eventually, the soils became so overcultivated that crops could no longer be grown. People started dying from starvation and disease. This Easter Island population had exceeded its ____.

Match the following terms with the most appropriate statement. -the number of individuals in some specified area or volume of a habitat A)population size B)population density C)population distribution D)demographics E)ecology F)per capita growth rate G)exponential H)mark-recapture I)sample

The most common type of population distribution is ____.

​​The number of individuals of the same species in some specified area or volume of habitat is the ____.

​What invention about 11,000 years ago led to a boom in the human population?

Density-independent controls over population growth include ____.​

If reproduction occurs early in the life cycle, ____.​

Which important discovery in the early 1900s enhanced food production, thus increasing human population growth?​

​The number of individuals that make up a population's gene pool is the ____.

​In which type of population distribution would plot sampling be most accurate?

Match the following terms with the most appropriate statement. -development of penicillin A)Africa B)11,000 years ago C)eighteenth century D)Mid-1300s E)1800s F)1940s

In general, population growth ____.​

Matching Match the following figures with the most appropriate statement. a. C. D. B. E. ​ ​ a.A b.B c.C d.D e.E -​survivorship curve; mortality does not vary with age

Match the terms with the most appropriate statement. -this describes a population that grows slowly at first and then increases rapidly until it reaches carrying capacity A)density-dependent factor B)demographic transitional stage C)type I survivorship D)r-selected species E)biotic potential F)density-independent factor G)logistic growth

Match the following terms with the most appropriate statement. -model for population growth when resources are unlimited A)population size B)population density C)population distribution D)demographics E)ecology F)per capita growth rate G)exponential H)mark-recapture I)sample

Matching Match the following figures with the most appropriate statement. a. C. D. B. E. ​ ​ a.A b.B c.C d.D e.E -​equilibrial life history

Match the following terms with the most appropriate statement. -invention of agriculture A)Africa B)11,000 years ago C)eighteenth century D)Mid-1300s E)1800s F)1940s

​ The steep increase in human population at point "C" indicates the beginning of the ____.

Match the terms with the most appropriate statement. -death rate drops fast; birth rate declines slowly A)density-dependent factor B)demographic transitional stage C)type I survivorship D)r-selected species E)biotic potential F)density-independent factor G)logistic growth