AP Environmental Science- Population By Jane Eastwood | 1. Which of the following factors is NOT a density-dependent limiting factor? a) Predation b) Disease c) Natural disasters d) Competition for resources 2. The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely is known as: a) Carrying capacity b) Exponential growth c) Logistic growth d) Population density 3. A population with a survivorship curve that shows high survival rates in early and middle life but drops steeply in later life is exhibiting: a) Type I survivorship b) Type II survivorship c) Type III survivorship d) Type IV survivorship 4. Which of the following best describes the concept of population momentum? a) The tendency of a population to continue growing after fertility rates decline b) The movement of individuals into a population from other areas c) The decline in population growth rate due to decreasing birth rates d) The rate at which a population reaches its carrying capacity 5. Which of the following is an example of a density-independent factor? a) Competition for resources b) Predation c) Disease d) Hurricane 6. Which of the following best describes the concept of replacement-level fertility? a) The number of offspring needed to replace each parent in a population b) The number of offspring needed to maintain a stable population size c) The number of offspring needed to exceed the carrying capacity of an environment d) The number of offspring needed to account for mortality rates in a population 7. Which of the following is a density-dependent factor that can regulate population growth? a) Earthquakes b) Pollution c) Immigration d) Food availability 8. The movement of individuals out of a population is known as: a) Immigration b) Emigration c) Natality d) Mortality 9. Which of the following is an example of intraspecific competition? a) A lion hunting a zebra b) Two different bird species competing for nesting sites c) Two male deer fighting over a mate d) A bee pollinating a flower 10. Which of the following best describes the concept of zero population growth? a) A population that is stable and not increasing or decreasing in size b) A population that is growing at its maximum biotic potential c) A population that has reached its carrying capacity d) A population that is declining due to high mortality rates 11. The age structure diagram characterized by a pyramid shape with a wide base and narrow top is indicative of a population that: a) Has a high birth rate and high death rate b) Has a low birth rate and low death rate c) Has a high birth rate and low death rate d) Has a low birth rate and high death rate 12. Which of the following factors contributes to the highest population growth rate? a) High birth rates and low death rates b) High birth rates and high death rates c) Low birth rates and low death rates d) Low birth rates and high death rates 13. In a population undergoing exponential growth, the growth rate: a) Increases continuously b) Decreases continuously c) Stays constant over time d) Starts slow and then increases rapidly 14. The concept of the demographic transition model suggests that as a country develops economically, its population growth rate will: a) Increase rapidly b) Decrease rapidly c) Stay constant d) Fluctuate randomly 15. Which of the following is an example of a density-dependent limiting factor? a) Earthquake b) Temperature c) Availability of nesting sites d) Pollution Loading … Posted in Other
