Question 1

All EXCEPT which one of the following are the reasons for the rapid population explosion of humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  increases in carrying capacity 
B)  expansion into new habitats 
C)  removal of limiting factors 
D)  reproduction occurring earlier in the life cycle 
E)  none of these 
A)  increases in carrying capacity 
B)  expansion into new habitats 
C)  removal of limiting factors 
D)  reproduction occurring earlier in the life cycle 
E)  none of these

Question 2

Acts to protect Canadian geese were put into effect in the

Accepted Answer

A)  1700s. 
B)  1800s. 
C)  early 1900s. 
D)  late 1900s. 
E)  2000s. 
A)  1700s. 
B)  1800s. 
C)  early 1900s. 
D)  late 1900s. 
E)  2000s.

Question 3

Classification.Respond to the following statements with reference to the five terms listed below, which are used by ecologists.
a.carrying capacity
b.net reproduction per individual per unit time
c.age structure
d.survivorship
e.growth rate
-This is the birth rate minus the death rate times the population size assuming balanced immigration and emigration.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Classification.Respond to the following statements with reference...

Question 4

Classification.Respond to the following statements with reference to the five terms listed below, which are used by ecologists.
a.carrying capacity
b.net reproduction per individual per unit time
c.age structure
d.survivorship
e.growth rate
-The number of individuals in each of several age categories is this.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Classification.Respond to the following statements with reference...

Question 5

The distribution of animals and plants in competition for scarce resources is likely to be

Accepted Answer

A)  clumped. 
B)  random. 
C)  near-uniform. 
D)  constant. 
E)  homogeneous. 
A)  clumped. 
B)  random. 
C)  near-uniform. 
D)  constant. 
E)  homogeneous.

Question 6

The following questions refer to the age structure diagrams above.
-A declining population is indicated by

Accepted Answer

A)  A. 
B)  B. 
C)  C. 
D)  D. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  A. 
B)  B. 
C)  C. 
D)  D. 
E)  none of these.

Question 7

Immigration and __________ permanently affect population size, but __________ does not.

Accepted Answer

emigration

Question 8

It took more than 100,000 years for the human population to grow to one billion individuals and took about ____ years to add five billion more.

Accepted Answer

A)  200 
B)  20,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  200,000 
E)  500,000 
A)  200 
B)  20,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  200,000 
E)  500,000

Question 9

The following questions refer to the figure above illustrating logistic growth.
-The effect of population growth limiting factors begin to become evident at about

Accepted Answer

A)  A. 
B)  B. 
C)  C. 
D)  D. 
E)  E. 
A)  A. 
B)  B. 
C)  C. 
D)  D. 
E)  E.

Question 10

Classification.Respond to the following statements with reference to the five terms listed below, which are used by ecologists.
a.carrying capacity
b.net reproduction per individual per unit time
c.age structure
d.survivorship
e.growth rate
-A change in the available food supply in a habitat will affect all of these except this.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Classification.Respond to the following statements with reference...

Question 11

At low population density, __________ is favored, quickly producing as many offspring as possible.

Accepted Answer

The answer of At low population density, __________ is favored,...

Question 12

A cohort is

Accepted Answer

A)  a group of individuals of the same species born during the same time interval. 
B)  any member of the same species. 
C)  a group of individuals with the same parents. 
D)  a group of individuals of the same sex. 
E)  any group of closely related individuals. 
A)  a group of individuals of the same species born during the same time interval. 
B)  any member of the same species. 
C)  a group of individuals with the same parents. 
D)  a group of individuals of the same sex. 
E)  any group of closely related individuals.

Question 13

Is the average ecological footprint getting larger or smaller globally?

Accepted Answer

The average ecological footprint is grow

Question 14

The distribution of social animals is likely to be

Accepted Answer

A)  clumped. 
B)  random. 
C)  uniform. 
D)  constant. 
E)  homogeneous. 
A)  clumped. 
B)  random. 
C)  uniform. 
D)  constant. 
E)  homogeneous.

Question 15

The distribution of strawberry plants in a strawberry field is

Accepted Answer

A)  clumped. 
B)  random. 
C)  uniform. 
D)  constant. 
E)  homogeneous. 
A)  clumped. 
B)  random. 
C)  uniform. 
D)  constant. 
E)  homogeneous.

Question 16

In cases of __________ growth, a population's growth is proportional to its size.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In cases of __________ growth, a population's...

Question 17

-The animal in the above photograph was adversely affected by ____ and is making a comeback thanks to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  global cooling; heat producing chemical added to their diet 
B)  sexually transmitted viruses; a new vaccine 
C)  limited number of natural cavities; artificial nesting boxes 
D)  high incidence of males being born; transplantation of females from other areas 
E)  all of these 
A)  global cooling; heat producing chemical added to their diet 
B)  sexually transmitted viruses; a new vaccine 
C)  limited number of natural cavities; artificial nesting boxes 
D)  high incidence of males being born; transplantation of females from other areas 
E)  all of these

Question 18

A study of a cohort of 1,000 animals showed a 90 percent death rate per individual in the first year, 10 percent the second year, and 5 percent the third year.This population's survivorship is

Accepted Answer

A)  type I. 
B)  type II. 
C)  type III. 
D)  type I the first year and type II in years two and three. 
E)  type I the first year, type II the second year, and type III the third year. 
A)  type I. 
B)  type II. 
C)  type III. 
D)  type I the first year and type II in years two and three. 
E)  type I the first year, type II the second year, and type III the third year.

Question 19

The number of individuals in a specified portion of habitat is the population's

Accepted Answer

A)  distribution. 
B)  carrying capacity. 
C)  density. 
D)  size. 
E)  birth rate. 
A)  distribution. 
B)  carrying capacity. 
C)  density. 
D)  size. 
E)  birth rate.

Exam 44: Population Ecology

All EXCEPT which one of the following are the reasons for the rapid population explosion of humans?

Acts to protect Canadian geese were put into effect in the

The distribution of animals and plants in competition for scarce resources is likely to be

The following questions refer to the age structure diagrams above. -A declining population is indicated by

Immigration and __________ permanently affect population size, but __________ does not.

It took more than 100,000 years for the human population to grow to one billion individuals and took about ____ years to add five billion more.

The following questions refer to the figure above illustrating logistic growth. -The effect of population growth limiting factors begin to become evident at about

At low population density, __________ is favored, quickly producing as many offspring as possible.

A cohort is

Is the average ecological footprint getting larger or smaller globally?

The distribution of social animals is likely to be

The distribution of strawberry plants in a strawberry field is

In cases of __________ growth, a population's growth is proportional to its size.

-The animal in the above photograph was adversely affected by ____ and is making a comeback thanks to ____.

A study of a cohort of 1,000 animals showed a 90 percent death rate per individual in the first year, 10 percent the second year, and 5 percent the third year.This population's survivorship is

The number of individuals in a specified portion of habitat is the population's

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Immigration and permanently affect population size, but does not.

-The animal in the above photograph was adversely affected by and is making a comeback thanks to .