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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes a population?members of the same species living in the same place at the same timeall the red birds in an areaall types of organisms living in the same placeall members of the same species
- 2. Multiple ChoiceAn example of a population isall trees in a forestall maple trees in a forestall plants in a forestall animals in a forest
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe relationship between a Canadian lynx and a snowshoe hare is an example ofparasite and hostpredator and preycompetitionmutualism
- 4. Multiple ChoiceOver a long period of time, each pair of adults in a population had only two offspring and the offspring lived to reproduce, the population would...growshrinkremain the samedisperse randomly
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWorld population growth will eventually stop whenthe population reaches 9 billionmost countries have replacement level fertility ratesmost countries have higher death ratesthe worldwide infant mortality rate increases
- 6. Multiple ChoiceProfessionals who study and make predictions about human populations are calledstenographersdemographersgeologistspopulists
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich factor contributed most to the exponential growth of the human population?more food, better hygienehigher birth rateshigher fertility ratesincreased immigration
- 8. Multiple ChoiceBecause bith rates have begun to fall, Earth's population willsoon stabilize at the level it is today-about 7 billionbegin to decrease until it reaches 5 billionincrease for a short time and then decrease to current levelsstabilize somewhere around 9 billion by 2050
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a strategy that could slow population growth?public advertisingeconomic incentiveslegal punishmentslimiting education for women
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIf the death rate of a population is greater than the birthrate, the population decreases.TrueFalse
- 11. Multiple ChoiceExponential growth is slow and gradual.TrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceOne of the main characteristics of a population is itsdynamicsdensitychange over time
- 13. Multiple ChoiceOne of the main characteristics of a population is itschange over timegeographic rangedynamicshabitat
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA group of different species that live together and interact in an environment are called a/an ________.communityhabitatpopulationecosystem
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAll of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.communityhabitatpopulationecosystem
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAn individual living thing is a/an __________.habitatecosystemorganismpopulation
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An animal that hunts other animals for food is called a ___________________.VillianPredatorPreyFred - 18. Multiple ChoiceThe average number of people per square milepopulation distributionpopulation densityurbanizationpopulation rate
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIf a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of the environment, thedeath rate may risebirth rate may risedeath rate must fallbirth rate must fall
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAn animal that is hunted by other animals for food is called _____________________ .VictimSallyPredatorPrey
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