Question 1

__________ sampling can be used to estimate the population of an area based on direct counts in a small part of the area.

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Question 2

The per capita growth rate (r) is ____ per mouse per month in a population of 1,000 mice where 500 mice are born and 400 mice die monthly.

Accepted Answer

A)   0.1
B)   0.2
C)   0.3
D)   0.4
E)   0.5F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

What distribution pattern is the most common in the natural world?

Accepted Answer

A)   Random
B)   Uniform
C)   Clumped
D)   Stratified or layered
E)   HomogeneousF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Figure 44.6
The following question refers to the figure above illustrating logistic growth.
-The initial carrying capacity of an environment is indicated by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   EF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

A developing country's replacement fertility rate is most directly affected by which factor?

Accepted Answer

A)   Poverty
B)   Endemic diseases
C)   Death of children before the age of reproduction
D)   Environmental factors that disrupt fetal development
E)   Government-directed population controlF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Choose the most appropriate response for each.
-Exponential growth

Accepted Answer

A)  Growth pattern which appears as a J-shaped curve when population increases are plotted against time
B)  For some interval, the added number of individuals divided by the initial population size
C)  Population with greater proportion of young people; indicates greater expected population growth
D)  For example, the amount of glucose in a culture flask containing bacteriaE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

The maximum possible rate of increase is a species' __________ potential.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The maximum possible rate of increase is...

Question 8

There will be approximately ____ mice in four months in a population of 1,000 mice where 500 mice are born and 400 mice die monthly.

Accepted Answer

A)   1,000
B)   1,100
C)   1,200
D)   1,300
E)   1,400F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

Equilibrial species are shaped by ____,and tend to have a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   K-selection; small body and short generation time
B)   r-selection; large body and long generation time
C)   K-selection; large body and long generation time
D)   r-selection; small body and long generation time
E)   r-selection; large body and short generation timeF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

The size of a population depends on its rates of births,deaths,__________,and __________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

The ____ of a human population is the average number of children born to a woman during her reproductive years.

Accepted Answer

A)   global reproductive rate
B)   mean reproductive rate
C)   average fertility rate
D)   total fertility rate
E)   replacement fertility rateF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 12

Choose the most appropriate response for each.
-Broad-based age structure

Accepted Answer

A)  Growth pattern which appears as a J-shaped curve when population increases are plotted against time
B)  For some interval, the added number of individuals divided by the initial population size
C)  Population with greater proportion of young people; indicates greater expected population growth
D)  For example, the amount of glucose in a culture flask containing bacteriaE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Competition among members of the same species is known as ___________.

Accepted Answer

intraspeci...

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of r-selected organism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Coconut palm
B)   Flies
C)   Elephants
D)   Humans
E)   HorsesF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

Type II survivorship curves ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   are characteristic of humans and elephants
B)   indicate a fairly constant rate of death at all ages
C)   indicate a high mortality rate in the very young
D)   are characteristic of species in which most individuals live a relatively long life and die of old age
E)   are typical of species with high biotic potentialsF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Which of these is NOT a direct factor that controls biotic potential?

Accepted Answer

A)   The age at which reproduction generally begins
B)   The resources available for each individual
C)   Reproductive rate
D)   Predators and pathogens
E)   Genetic mutationsF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

The number of individuals occupying a unit of habitat (volume or area) is the ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   distribution
B)   carrying capacity
C)   population density
D)   population size
E)   birth rateF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

The average person in the United States has an ecological footprint nearly _____ times that of an average world citizen.

Accepted Answer

A)   two
B)   three
C)   four
D)   five
E)   sixF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Based on the demographic transition model,which of the following countries is in the industrialization stage,marked by birth rate declines and less rapid population growth compared to the previous period?

Accepted Answer

A)   Germany
B)   Canada
C)   Japan
D)   Mexico
E)   IndiaF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Exam 44: Population Ecology

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The number of individuals occupying a unit of habitat (volume or area) is the ___________.

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Type II survivorship curves ____.

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Figure 44.6 The following question refers to the figure above illustrating logistic growth. -The initial carrying capacity of an environment is indicated by ____.

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What distribution pattern is the most common in the natural world?

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Which of these is NOT a direct factor that controls biotic potential?

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A developing country's replacement fertility rate is most directly affected by which factor?

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