Question 1

To a person studying utilization of cage space for lions in a zoo, the most useful data would be expressed by the number of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) total lions 
B) lions per square foot 
C) lions per cage per room 
D) cages per zoo 
E) lions of each age 
A) total lions 
B) lions per square foot 
C) lions per cage per room 
D) cages per zoo 
E) lions of each age

Question 2

Match between columns
                        Premises: survivorship curve; mortality does not vary with age

Accepted Answer

The Answer of B and D and E and C is...

Question 3

Match between columns
                        Premises: equilibrial life history

Accepted Answer

The Answer of B and E and D and C is...

Question 4

A type III survivorship curve is characteristic of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) dogs 
B) goats 
C) hawks 
D) clams 
E) horses 
A) dogs 
B) goats 
C) hawks 
D) clams 
E) horses

Question 5

Match between columns
                        Premises: method for estimating numbers of mobile animals

Accepted Answer

The Answer of demographics and population density and per capita is...

Question 6

Match between columns
                        Premises: elephants, humans, and dogs all fit into this model

Accepted Answer

The Answer of logistic growth and density-independent factor and r-selected is...

Question 7

A population that is growing exponentially in the absence of limiting factors can be illustrated by which shaped curve?

Accepted Answer

A) S-shaped 
B) J-shaped 
C) O-shaped 
D) bimodal 
E) skewed 
A) S-shaped 
B) J-shaped 
C) O-shaped 
D) bimodal 
E) skewed

Question 8

Match between columns
                        Premises: survivorship curve; mortality is highest in the oldest individuals

Accepted Answer

The Answer of C and A and D and E is...

Question 9

This figure describes a typical example of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) biotic potential growth 
B) exponential growth 
C) logistic growth 
D) logarithmic growth 
E) density-dependent growth 
A) biotic potential growth 
B) exponential growth 
C) logistic growth 
D) logarithmic growth 
E) density-dependent growth

Question 10

A study of a cohort of 1,000 newborn animals showed a death rate of 40% per individual in year one and a death rate of 80% per individual in year two. The quantity of survivors after two years is about ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​120 
B) ​200 
C) ​320 
D) ​400 
E) ​1,000 
A) ​120 
B) ​200 
C) ​320 
D) ​400 
E) ​1,000

Question 11

Sea lions can live into their thirties and produce no more than one pup per year. A sea lion is a(n)____ species.

Accepted Answer

A) type II 
B) opportunistic 
C) K-selected 
D) r-selected 
E) type III 
A) type II 
B) opportunistic 
C) K-selected 
D) r-selected 
E) type III

Question 12

A population ecologist is studying the demographics of American bison living on a grassland in North Dakota. She captures, marks, and releases 100 bison. Later, she recaptures 100 bison and discovers that 50 were previously marked and half of those marked are of reproductive age. What is the population ecologist's estimate of how many bison in the total population are of reproductive age?

Accepted Answer

A) ​200 
B) ​50 
C) ​100 
D) ​20 
E) ​10 
A) ​200 
B) ​50 
C) ​100 
D) ​20 
E) ​10

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) cultivation of rice 
B) cultivation of wheat 
C) the wheel 
D) synthetic fertilizer 
E) penicillin 
A) cultivation of rice 
B) cultivation of wheat 
C) the wheel 
D) synthetic fertilizer 
E) penicillin

Question 14

A change in a population that is related strictly to its size is best described as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) density-dependent 
B) density-independent 
C) biotic 
D) logistic 
E) exponential 
A) density-dependent 
B) density-independent 
C) biotic 
D) logistic 
E) exponential

Question 15

The rapid increase in the population of Canada geese in the United States can be primarily attributed to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) an increase of crop predation 
B) a decrease in avian diseases 
C) the suspension of hunting geese for many years 
D) an increase in wetlands 
E) an increase in the number of nonmigratory geese 
A) an increase of crop predation 
B) a decrease in avian diseases 
C) the suspension of hunting geese for many years 
D) an increase in wetlands 
E) an increase in the number of nonmigratory geese

Question 16

Which term describes the vital statistics of a population?

Accepted Answer

A) ecostatistics 
B) population ecology 
C) demographics 
D) biostatistics 
E) community ecology 
A) ecostatistics 
B) population ecology 
C) demographics 
D) biostatistics 
E) community ecology

Question 17

Match between columns
                        Premises: factors that affect the growth of a population regardless of the number of individuals in that population

Accepted Answer

The Answer of r-selected species and density-independent factor and logistic is...

Question 18

During phase "3" in the figure above, the population growth slows and then levels off because ____.

Accepted Answer

A) population growth becomes exponential 
B) resources are virtually unlimited 
C) density dependent factors stop playing an important role 
D) density independent factors become operational 
E) the carrying capacity has been reached 
A) population growth becomes exponential 
B) resources are virtually unlimited 
C) density dependent factors stop playing an important role 
D) density independent factors become operational 
E) the carrying capacity has been reached

Question 19

Match between columns
                        Premises: where humans first evolved

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Mid-1300s and 18S1U1P1thS1S1P0 century and Africa and is...

Question 20

Limiting factors to population growth ____.

Accepted Answer

A) produce less pronounced effects as a population grows 
B) tend to increase population growth 
C) are the same as the biotic potential 
D) raise the carrying capacity to a higher level 
E) prevent a population from producing a J-shaped growth curve 
A) produce less pronounced effects as a population grows 
B) tend to increase population growth 
C) are the same as the biotic potential 
D) raise the carrying capacity to a higher level 
E) prevent a population from producing a J-shaped growth curve

To a person studying utilization of cage space for lions in a zoo, the most useful data would be expressed by the number of ____.

A type III survivorship curve is characteristic of ____.

A population that is growing exponentially in the absence of limiting factors can be illustrated by which shaped curve?

This figure describes a typical example of ____.

A study of a cohort of 1,000 newborn animals showed a death rate of 40% per individual in year one and a death rate of 80% per individual in year two. The quantity of survivors after two years is about ____.

Sea lions can live into their thirties and produce no more than one pup per year. A sea lion is a(n)____ species.

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

A change in a population that is related strictly to its size is best described as ____.

The rapid increase in the population of Canada geese in the United States can be primarily attributed to ____.

Which term describes the vital statistics of a population?

During phase "3" in the figure above, the population growth slows and then levels off because ____.

Limiting factors to population growth ____.

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Exam 16: Population Ecology

To a person studying utilization of cage space for lions in a zoo, the most useful data would be expressed by the number of ____.

A type III survivorship curve is characteristic of ____.

A population that is growing exponentially in the absence of limiting factors can be illustrated by which shaped curve?

This figure describes a typical example of ____.

A study of a cohort of 1,000 newborn animals showed a death rate of 40% per individual in year one and a death rate of 80% per individual in year two. The quantity of survivors after two years is about ____.

Sea lions can live into their thirties and produce no more than one pup per year. A sea lion is a(n)____ species.

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

A change in a population that is related strictly to its size is best described as ____.

The rapid increase in the population of Canada geese in the United States can be primarily attributed to ____.

Which term describes the vital statistics of a population?

During phase "3" in the figure above, the population growth slows and then levels off because ____.

Limiting factors to population growth ____.

Invitation to Biology

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure

Energy and Metabolism

Capturing and Releasing Energy

Dna Structure and Function

Gene Expression and Control

How Cells Reproduce

Patterns of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Early Life Forms and the Viruses

Plants and Fungi

Animal Evolution

Communities and Ecosystems

The Biosphere and Human Effects

Animal Tissues and Organs

How Animals Move

Circulation and Respiration

Immunity

Digestion and Excretion

Neural Control and the Senses

Endocrine Control

Reproduction and Development

Plant Form and Function

Plant Reproduction and Development

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