Question 1

Match between columns
                        Premises: Black Death

Accepted Answer

The Answer of 11,000 years ago and 1940s and Mid-1300s is...

Question 2

If reproduction occurs early in the life cycle, ____.

Accepted Answer

A) population growth rate increases 
B) population size declines 
C) population size is not affected 
D) generation time increases 
E) growth rate remains unchanged 
A) population growth rate increases 
B) population size declines 
C) population size is not affected 
D) generation time increases 
E) growth rate remains unchanged A

Question 3

Refer to the following figure for questions 53, 54, and 55.

Letter "A" designates the ____, which provided for a more reliable food supply approximately 11,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) Bubonic plague 
B) domestication of plants and animals 
C) industrial and scientific revolutions 
D) discovery of America 
E) emergence of agriculturally based urban societies 
A) Bubonic plague 
B) domestication of plants and animals 
C) industrial and scientific revolutions 
D) discovery of America 
E) emergence of agriculturally based urban societies B

Question 4

Which growth model occurs when the amount of available resources is not limiting?

Accepted Answer

A) arithmetic growth 
B) logistic growth 
C) logarithmic growth 
D) exponential growth 
E) exponential growth and arithmetic growth 
A) arithmetic growth 
B) logistic growth 
C) logarithmic growth 
D) exponential growth 
E) exponential growth and arithmetic growth

Question 5

A patchy distribution of an essential resource leads to a(n)____ population distribution.

Accepted Answer

A) clumped 
B) random 
C) uniform 
D) exponential 
E) logistic 
A) clumped 
B) random 
C) uniform 
D) exponential 
E) logistic

Question 6

E. coli is an intestinal bacterium that reproduces every 20 minutes. E. coli is representative of a(n)____ species.

Accepted Answer

A) r-selected 
B) k-selected 
C) type I 
D) logarithmic type-curve 
E) type IV 
A) r-selected 
B) k-selected 
C) type I 
D) logarithmic type-curve 
E) type IV

Question 7

Match between columns
                        Premises: the number of individuals added during some interval divided by the initial population size

Accepted Answer

The Answer of sample and population density and population size is...

Question 8

Match between columns
                        Premises: model for population growth when resources are unlimited

Accepted Answer

The Answer of exponential and population distribution and ecology and is...

Question 9

Which element is a density-dependent factor that controls the size of a population?

Accepted Answer

A) wind velocity 
B) light intensity 
C) resource availability 
D) temperature 
E) wave action in an intertidal zone 
A) wind velocity 
B) light intensity 
C) resource availability 
D) temperature 
E) wave action in an intertidal zone

Question 10

The most sustainable method for limiting human population growth is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) decreasing birth rate 
B) increasing carrying capacity 
C) decreasing competition 
D) increasing death rate 
E) exploiting outer space 
A) decreasing birth rate 
B) increasing carrying capacity 
C) decreasing competition 
D) increasing death rate 
E) exploiting outer space

Question 11

Which country has the biggest ecological footprint?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) United States 
C) China 
D) India 
E) Canada 
A) France 
B) United States 
C) China 
D) India 
E) Canada

Question 12

Match between columns
                        Premises: use of fossil fuels began

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Africa and Mid-1300s and 1940s and 11,000 is...

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) the wheel 
B) agriculture 
C) the printing press 
D) the steam engine 
E) the written language 
A) the wheel 
B) agriculture 
C) the printing press 
D) the steam engine 
E) the written language

Question 14

The study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) environmentalism 
B) demography 
C) ecology 
D) biogeography 
E) paleontology 
A) environmentalism 
B) demography 
C) ecology 
D) biogeography 
E) paleontology

Question 15

A J-shaped growth curve is converted to an S-shaped one ____.

Accepted Answer

A) when the parents are past reproductive age 
B) if the data is plotted in reverse 
C) when the carrying capacity is reached 
D) if reproduction is stopped 
E) only for fast-growing populations such as bacteria 
A) when the parents are past reproductive age 
B) if the data is plotted in reverse 
C) when the carrying capacity is reached 
D) if reproduction is stopped 
E) only for fast-growing populations such as bacteria

Question 16

Refer to the following figure for questions 53, 54, and 55.

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

Accepted Answer

A) Bubonic plague 
B) domestication of plants and animals 
C) industrial and scientific revolutions 
D) discovery of America 
E) emergence of agriculturally based urban societies 
A) Bubonic plague 
B) domestication of plants and animals 
C) industrial and scientific revolutions 
D) discovery of America 
E) emergence of agriculturally based urban societies

Question 17

Match between columns
                        Premises: clams, insects, many fish species fit into this model

Accepted Answer

The Answer of demographic transitional stage and density-dependent factor and is...

Question 18

In which demographic model is population growth the fastest?

Accepted Answer

A) pre-industrial 
B) transitional 
C) industrial 
D) postindustrial 
E) transformational 
A) pre-industrial 
B) transitional 
C) industrial 
D) postindustrial 
E) transformational

Question 19

Match between columns
                        Premises: vaccines became widespread in developed countries

Accepted Answer

The Answer of 18S1U1P1thS1S1P0 century and Africa and 1800s and is...

Question 20

Type II survivorship curves ____.

Accepted Answer

A) are characteristics of humans and elephants 
B) typify a population in which all ages have an equal chance of survival 
C) indicate a high mortality rate in the very young 
D) show that very few young are produced, that each is given parental support, and that most individuals live a relatively long life and die of old age 
E) are typical of annual plants 
A) are characteristics of humans and elephants 
B) typify a population in which all ages have an equal chance of survival 
C) indicate a high mortality rate in the very young 
D) show that very few young are produced, that each is given parental support, and that most individuals live a relatively long life and die of old age 
E) are typical of annual plants

Exam 16: Population Ecology

If reproduction occurs early in the life cycle, ____.

Refer to the following figure for questions 53, 54, and 55. Letter "A" designates the ____, which provided for a more reliable food supply approximately 11,000 years ago.

Which growth model occurs when the amount of available resources is not limiting?

A patchy distribution of an essential resource leads to a(n)____ population distribution.

E. coli is an intestinal bacterium that reproduces every 20 minutes. E. coli is representative of a(n)____ species.

Which element is a density-dependent factor that controls the size of a population?

The most sustainable method for limiting human population growth is ____.

Which country has the biggest ecological footprint?

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

The study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment is known as ____.

A J-shaped growth curve is converted to an S-shaped one ____.

Refer to the following figure for questions 53, 54, and 55. The steep increase in human population at point "C" indicates the beginning of the ____.

In which demographic model is population growth the fastest?

Type II survivorship curves ____.

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