Population Growth
Limits to growth
Population Ecology sampling method
Wild Card!
Bonus Questions
100

This defines the number of individuals per unit area

Population Density

100

This is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can maintain

carrying capacity 

100

Calculate the change in population of red deer in New Zealand: 

Births: 300

Deaths: 144

Immigration: 50

Emigration: 43

163

100

What is Ms. Veteto's Middle name? 

Marie

100

This is a group of organisms that live in a given area

population 

200

this is the way individuals are spaced out across their range

population distribution

200

This is a factor that impacts the growth of the population, slowing it down or halting it

Limiting Factor 

200

calculate the population density when the population is 460 dandelions spread out over 15 meters squared. 

You need: units & round to the whole number


30.6= round to 31 dandelions  per squared meter 

200

What is our para educators name?

Mrs. Bowker

200

This describes the number of organisms in each age group of a population

The Age Structure 

300

This is the type of population growth seen in real life examples, it's graph shows an S curve.

Logistic Growth

300

Natural Disasters are density independent factors- true or false

True 

300

Calculate the population of squirrels using the mark and recapture equation when the # captured is 85, # recaptured is 60 and # marked of the recapture is 12

425

300

When is the end of quarter 1?

October 31st 
300

Bacteria growing on a pumpkin have a really small

Range 

400

What 3 conditions must be met for a population to grow exponentially?

1. all food & space it needs

2. protection from predation and disease

3. removal of waste products

400

This category of limiting factors includes predation, disease, competition for food and water. 

Density dependent 

400

Which method of population estimation would we use for a population of sea turtles?

mark and recapture 

400
Give an example of a keystone species in the northwestern United States & a definition for a keystone species

salmon, northern flying squirrels, prairie dogs, beavers, sea stars, sea otters 

400

This is the type of population that would occur when a knapweed's seeds are spread by the wind, and the resulting knapweed plants grow.

Random distribution 

500

This is the type of population distribution that you would see deer, elk, buffalo and most prey animals exhibit for safety. 

clumped population distribution 

500
Limiting Factors can be categorized as a living or non living factor, what do we call these factors?
Biotic and Abiotic factors 
500

What method of population estimation would we use for a population of arrow leaf balsam root? 

random sampling/ quadrat method

500

In the film we watched, what tribe was at the forefront of salmon restoration?

Bonus 100 points for correctly spelling their Tribal name

Nez Perce

Nimiipuu

500
What would likely cause a population to stop growing exponentially and begin to follow a pattern of logistic growth?

Limiting factor 

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