Population and Use of Natural Resources

1.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Why are trees a natural resource?

The leaves are green

We use them to make paper, lumber, and other products.

They are beautiful

They grow back after they are cut down.

2.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The people or animals living in a particular area.

species

population

community

consumer

3.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The _____________ the human population, the ______________ the amount of resources being used.

least, least

greater, least

least, greater

greater, greater

4.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

How does population growth affect natural resources?

The more people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

The less people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

The more people on the planet, the more natural resources that are available for each person.

5.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor?

human activities

unusual weather

competition for food

natural disasters

6.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which of the following is a density-independent limiting factor?

natural disaster

predation

disease

parasitism

7.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What would human alterations of the environment be considered? Ex. Cutting down the rain forests

Density-independent

Density-dependent

8.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?

600

800

1000

2000

9.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Environmental factors that affect the size of a population, no matter how large that population is.

Density Independent Limiting Factors

Density Dependent Limiting Factors

Carrying Capacity

Exponential Growth

10.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Environmental factors that affect the size of a population, as the population’s size increases.

density- dependent factor

population density

dispersion

density-independent factor

11.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Many fish die due to a change in the winds and the appearance of the El Nino ocean current off the coast of Peru and Chile. This is an example of...

Density-Dependent factor

Density-Independent factor

12.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The largest number of individuals that an environment can support long term is...

population density

depopulation

exponential growth

carrying capacity

13.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Identify two factors that affect population growth.

Number of adults ; Amount of resources

Number of males ; Number of females

Number of males ; Amount of air

Volcanic eruptions ; Solar activity

14.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Humans have the greatest impact on the amounts of Earth’s natural resources available to use.

True

False

15.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

It will increase.

It will decrease.

It will stay the same.

It will fluctuate.

16.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Identify the type of population growth shown on the graph.

logistic growth

exponential growth

predator-prey cycle

boom-bust curve

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