Population Growth

Question 1

In a population of deer in one year, six deer were born, five deer emigrated, three deer were killed by predators, and one deer immigrated. What can be determined from this information?

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A: Population growth is decreasing.

Question 2

Which type of growth can occur only when a population has unlimited resources?

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C: exponential

Question 3

Which type of growth occurs when population growth slows or stops after a period of exponential growth?

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D: logistic

Question 4

If a population of deer exceeds its carrying capacity, it is likely that the

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A: population will crash.

Question 5

Based on this population growth graph, what can be concluded about the population?

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D: The carry capacity is around 0.4 million.

Question 6

Deer need food and water to survive. What are food and water for the deer population?

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B: limiting factors

Question 7

A population is growing at a rate of 2, 4, 8, 16, 32. Which type of growth does this describe?

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C: exponential

Question 8

The overall population of a species has increased. What could have occurred to allow this to happen?

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D: The immigration of the population is greater than the emigration.

Question 9

What do birth rate, death rate, immigration, and emigration determine about a population?

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B: population growth

Question 10

Which type of population growth is shown in this graph?Population of Bacteria

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A: exponential

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