Population Growth
Reproductive Strategies
Age Structure Diagrams
Human Population Dynamics
Population Math!
100

The type of growth that is unrestricted resulting in the maximum growth of that population

Exponential Growth 

100

What type reproductive strategy do organisms with a short life, rapid growth, many small offspring, and  Little parental care, have? 

r-selected species 

100

According to the age diagram below, what percent of the population is females aged 25-29?



~5%

100

If a country has a high birth rate and death rate, and there are many children that are part of the workforce. This country is most likely in which stage of demographic transition?

Stage 1

100

What is the density for the population of LWHS? We have 1,765 students and our building is 214,000 ft^2?

0.008 students/ft^2

200

The type of growth that caps around the maximum number of organisms that can be supported by an ecosystem

Logistic growth 

200

What type reproductive strategy do organisms with Long Life spans, Large Size, and few offspring for each gestation, have?

K-Selected Species 

200

Using the age structure diagram below, the population is ____decreasing/increasing/stable



Decreasing 

200

Which stage of demographic transition has the fastest growth rate?

Stage 2 (Transitional) 
200

What is the percent change in a population that goes from 2,000 people to 3,330 people?

66.5%

300

The number of individuals that an area can support and still remain healthy.

Carrying Capacity 

300

Ms. Thody has discovered a new organism. This organism reproduces frequently throughout its life, and has a short lifespan. Based on this which survivorship type best describes these dinosaurs? 

Type III

300

Using the age structure diagram below, the population is ____decreasing/increasing/stable


 

Increasing 

300

Although the fertility rate for women in the United States has declined in recent years to a value below replacement level, the United States population is still increasing because of

Immigration 
300

What is the growth rate for a population with a birth rate of 137 and a death rate of 22?

11.5%

400
Density independent factors tend to all be....

Abiotic 

400

Humans tend to follow what type of survivorship? 

Type I Survivorship 

400

Using the age structure diagram below, the population is ____decreasing/increasing/stable



Stable

400

The total fertility rate in a country lowered from 1980 to 2015 moving this country closer to a replacement (stable) level. What are TWO things this country could have done to decrease the total births in this country?

Access to birth to control 

Family planning 

Increased education opportunities 

400

What is the population doubling time in years for a country with an annual growth rate of 3.5 percent

20 years

500

How could you increase the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

-Decrease Predators 

-Decrease Competition --> Increase Food/Resource Availability, Increased Space 

- Disease prevention

500

r Selected Species follow _______ survivorship 

Type III OR Type II

500

Which country has the largest population?

China

500

What happens to the birth rate when a population transitions from a preindustrial state (Stage 1) to an industrial state (Stage 4)?

The birth rate remains high

500

How long would it take a population to double if its birth rate is 144 and death rate is 29? 

6 years