Question 1

What results when a population grows larger than the carrying capacity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Food becomes abundant. 
B)  Birth rates remain stable. 
C)  Death rates rise. 
D)  The carrying capacity increases. 
A)  Food becomes abundant. 
B)  Birth rates remain stable. 
C)  Death rates rise. 
D)  The carrying capacity increases.

Question 2

In a particular county, there are 30 births and 20 deaths for every 1000 residents. What is the annual growth rate of this population?

Accepted Answer

A)  3.0% 
B)  10% 
C)  1.0% 
D)  30% 
A)  3.0% 
B)  10% 
C)  1.0% 
D)  30%

Question 3

True or false: The human population growth rate is higher now than ever before.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

As the Industrial Revolution took place, there was a decrease in infant mortality. What situation resulted from the decrease in infant mortality?

Accepted Answer

A)  a decrease in the population growth rate 
B)  an increase in the population growth rate 
C)  a stabilization of the population growth rate 
D)  boom and bust cycles of the population growth rate 
A)  a decrease in the population growth rate 
B)  an increase in the population growth rate 
C)  a stabilization of the population growth rate 
D)  boom and bust cycles of the population growth rate

Question 5

True or false: The average American uses as many resources in one day as 370 Ethiopians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What problem is associated with using NPP to calculate the carrying capacity for humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  It fails to take into account our need for other resources, such as water, clean air, and fuel. 
B)  NPP isn't important when considering the human population. 
C)  Humans grow their own food, which isn't a part of the NPP. 
D)  It overestimates the effects of humans on the ecosystem. 
A)  It fails to take into account our need for other resources, such as water, clean air, and fuel. 
B)  NPP isn't important when considering the human population. 
C)  Humans grow their own food, which isn't a part of the NPP. 
D)  It overestimates the effects of humans on the ecosystem.

Question 7

True or false: A woman with a college education is more likely to have a large family than a woman with an eighth-grade education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which activity would be an example of an ecological study?

Accepted Answer

A)  measuring monthly ocean temperature changes 
B)  developing a medication to treat kidney failure in cats 
C)  comparing the effects of varying water temperature on fish egg development 
D)  calculating the age of a giant redwood tree by counting its annual rings 
A)  measuring monthly ocean temperature changes 
B)  developing a medication to treat kidney failure in cats 
C)  comparing the effects of varying water temperature on fish egg development 
D)  calculating the age of a giant redwood tree by counting its annual rings

Question 9

In some situations, the death rate of a population declines before the birth rate begins to decline. What can be concluded about the population?

Accepted Answer

A)  The carrying capacity is being reached. 
B)  The population is in a demographic transition. 
C)  A density-dependent factor is in action. 
D)  The population occurs in an industrialized nation. 
A)  The carrying capacity is being reached. 
B)  The population is in a demographic transition. 
C)  A density-dependent factor is in action. 
D)  The population occurs in an industrialized nation.

What results when a population grows larger than the carrying capacity?

In a particular county, there are 30 births and 20 deaths for every 1000 residents. What is the annual growth rate of this population?

True or false: The human population growth rate is higher now than ever before.

As the Industrial Revolution took place, there was a decrease in infant mortality. What situation resulted from the decrease in infant mortality?

True or false: The average American uses as many resources in one day as 370 Ethiopians.

What problem is associated with using NPP to calculate the carrying capacity for humans?

True or false: A woman with a college education is more likely to have a large family than a woman with an eighth-grade education.

Which activity would be an example of an ecological study?

In some situations, the death rate of a population declines before the birth rate begins to decline. What can be concluded about the population?

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What results when a population grows larger than the carrying capacity?

In a particular county, there are 30 births and 20 deaths for every 1000 residents. What is the annual growth rate of this population?

True or false: The human population growth rate is higher now than ever before.

As the Industrial Revolution took place, there was a decrease in infant mortality. What situation resulted from the decrease in infant mortality?

True or false: The average American uses as many resources in one day as 370 Ethiopians.

What problem is associated with using NPP to calculate the carrying capacity for humans?

True or false: A woman with a college education is more likely to have a large family than a woman with an eighth-grade education.

Which activity would be an example of an ecological study?

In some situations, the death rate of a population declines before the birth rate begins to decline. What can be concluded about the population?

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