Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Section 1 - How Populations Change in Size
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Which of the following is one of the main properties used to describe a
population?
a. | number of individuals | b. | color of individuals | c. | number of
species | d. | kind of adaptations |
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For a population’s growth rate to be zero
a. | more deaths than births must occur. | b. | more births than deaths must
occur. | c. | no births can occur. | d. | the average number of births and deaths must be
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Exponential growth occurs when a population
a. | exceeds the habitat’s carrying capacity. | b. | is competing with
another species. | c. | grows increasingly faster. | d. | breeds with another
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Which of the following limits a population’s biotic potential?
a. | a minimum number of offspring each pair can produce | b. | a maximum number of
offspring each individual can produce | c. | the number of interactions each individual
has | d. | the size of offspring each individual can produce |
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Which of the following limits a population’s growth?
a. | carrying capacity of its habitat | b. | natural disasters | c. | severe
weather | d. | all of the above |
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Matching
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Section 1 - How Populations Change in Size
Choose the
letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description.
a. | density dependent | d. | territory | b. | dispersion | e. | limiting resource | c. | density |
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number of individuals per unit area
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example of indirect competition for resources
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relative distribution of individuals
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water, sunlight, or nutrients for plants
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deaths caused by disease
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