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Quiz by Laurel McLaughlin, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Laurel McLaughlin
over 9 years ago
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Question 1
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In exponential population growth, r increases as population size increases.
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- True
- False
Question 2
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Population growth rates are usually close to r(max).
Answer
- True
- False
Question 3
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If r=0.2 for a population, population size is:
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decreasing
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neither; r does not indicate population growth
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increasing
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stable
Question 4
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Carrying capacity, or K, is:
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variable in time and space
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an indicator of fecundity
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fixed for each population
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a feature of exponential population growth
Question 5
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Logistic population growth is density-dependent.
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- True
- False
Question 6
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Population growth rate can be defined as:
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change in number of individuals per unit time
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the maximum number of individuals a habitat can support
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birth rate x death rate
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mass gained by individuals per unit time
Question 7
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A hurricane wipes out most of a population of palm trees. This type to limiter of population growth is:
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density-dependent
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density-independent
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negative exponential
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logistic
Question 8
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linear
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logistic
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exponential
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parabolic
Question 9
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Exponential population growth is density-independent.
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- True
- False
Question 10
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In what type of species would r(max) be highest?
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young age-at-maturity, few offspring
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young age-at-maturity, many offspring
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old age-at-maturity, many offspring
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old age-at-maturity, few offspring
Question 11
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predation by lynx
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food availability
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space
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both a and b
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none of the above
Question 12
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Which of the following statements about metapopulations is FALSE?
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a metapopulation is a population of populations
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populations that have gone extinct can be restored
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overall population size (summing all patches) is constant
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there are 'core' populations that never go extinct
Question 13
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In a metapopulation, there is a balance between extinction and (re)colonization.
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- True
- False
Question 14
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Many of the hypotheses that have been developed to explain population cycles (including in hares) involve:
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density-dependent factors
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density-independent factors
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carrying capacity
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age-specific factors
Question 15
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Projections for human population growth depend primarily on what factor?
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infant mortality rates
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overall survivorship
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fertility rates in women
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disease eradication
Question 16
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Which of the following is TRUE about the current status of the human population?
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the population is increasing, but r is decreasing
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the population is increasing; r=0.5
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the population is increasing, and r is increasing
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the population is stable; r (population growth rate) = 0
Question 17
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You are a human demographer, and you see an age pyramid that looks like the figure below. What would you say about this population?
Image:
pop_pyramid (image/jpg)
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the population is growing rapidly
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none of the above
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the population is dominated by people past reproductive age
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the population has reached carrying capacity
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