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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following could be a density-independent limiting factor in the desert?
number of prey
food supply
parasitism
rainfall
- 2. Multiple Choice
What type of population growth is shown in the graph?logistic growthlogical growthexponential growthdensity-dependent growth - 3. Multiple Choice
What type of population growth is shown in this graph?
logistic growth
exponential growth
logical growth
density-independent growth
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which point on the graph best represents the carrying capacity?
Letter A
Letter B
Letter C
Letter D
Letter E
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is density-independent limiting factor?
disease
competition
earthquake
predation
- 6. Multiple Choice
In which month(s) did the Cottontail Rabbits reach their carrying capacity?
January and February
March and May
April and January
April and May
- 7. Multiple ChoiceDiseases may spread more rapidly when an area is crowded, so disease is considered to be atype I survivorship curvepopulation crasherdensity-dependent limiting factorpopulation enhancer
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat pattern of growth will a population with limited resources show?density-dependentexponentiallogisticlogical
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a density-independent limiting factor?natural disasterpredationdiseaseparasitism
- 10. Multiple Choice
At which point on the graph does population growth begin to be affected by density-dependent factors?
Letter A
Letter B
Letter C
Letter D
Letter E
- 11. Multiple Choice
Review the graph provided. What statements can be made about the significant decline in wolves around 1979?
The wolf decline was a direct result of moose decline.
The is no way to know why the wolf population dropped.
The drop is most likely due to the declining moose population, but more information would be needed to determine that.
The drop is most likely due to the increasing moose population, but more information would be needed to determine that.
The wolf decline was a direct result of the moose increase.
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A population of emus was studied for five years. During that time there were 300 births and 120 deaths. 40 emus immigrated into the population and 20 emigrated out of it. Calculate the population growth over this period.
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