Population Basics
Which of the following is not used to describe populations?
What is Ecosystem type?
What is the shape of an exponential growth curve?
What is J-shaped?
Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor?
What is Food availability?
Which of the following is a characteristic of r-selected species?
What is High reproductive rates?
Which event occurred in the whooping crane population by 1938?
What is It dropped to just 15 individuals?
What type of distribution occurs when individuals are evenly spaced?
What is Uniform?
What happens to population growth as it reaches carrying capacity?
What is It slows down?
Which of the following best describes density-independent factors?
What are Factors unrelated to population density?
Elephants represent which reproductive strategy?
What is K-selected species?
Which factor most contributed to human population growth over the last century?
What is Advances in agriculture and medicine?
What term describes the number of individuals per unit area?
What is Population density?
Which type of growth shows slowed growth near carrying capacity?
What is Logistic growth?
Competition, predation, and disease are examples of what type of factor?
What are Density-dependent factors?
Predator-prey relationships often cause what pattern?
What is Interconnected fluctuations in population size?
Stage 4 of the demographic transition model is characterized by what?
What are Low birth and death rates?
The total number of individuals in a population is called its _______.
What is Population size?
When a population grows rapidly without limits, it exhibits _______.
What is Exponential growth?
Natural disasters and weather events are examples of what?
What are Density-independent factors?
How do adaptations help organisms in their environments?
What is They enhance survival and reproductive success?
What can climate change do to a species’ geographical range?
What is It can expand or narrow the range?
Which of the following describes how individuals are spread out across a range?
What is Population distribution?
Why is carrying capacity important for wildlife management?
What is It helps determine the maximum number of individuals that can be supported sustainably?
What happens in boom-and-bust cycles?
What is Rapid increases in population followed by sharp declines?
In community ecology, why is understanding population interactions important?
What is It provides insight into the health and stability of ecosystems?
What is the difference between natural and anthropogenic extinction?
What is Natural extinction results from environmental changes, while anthropogenic is caused by human activity?