How populations grow, limits to growth & human population growth
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9th - 10th Grade
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Jenny Lanthripp
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Frank counts 56 maple trees living on a 20-acre tract of land, and the data allows him to calculate the...
Reproductive rate
Population distribution
Growth rate
Population density
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Frank observes that most of the maple trees on his land grow closely together in groups of 6 to 8 trees. This describes the...
Reproductive rate
Population distribution
Age structure
Population density
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which of the following describes the percentages of trees of different ages for the maple tress on Frank's land
Reproductive rate
Population distribution
Growth rate
Age structure
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Marita is analyzing the population of various songbirds in her neighborhood. She estimates how the population is increasing by _______, and decreasing by _________ , as different birds enter and leave the area
Immigration, emigration
emigration, Immigration
leaving south for winter, heading north for winter
leaving north for winter, heading south for winter
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Marita notices that the jaybirds in her area have doubled over a short time. What pattern of growth doe this follow?
Exponential Growth
Logistic growth
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Marita notices that the number of jaybirds in her area grew rapidly, but then started to decrease, following a pattern of ________, because the population approached _________.
Exponential Growth, inflection point
Logistic growth, limiting factor
Exponential growth, limiting factor
Logistic growth, carrying capacity
Exponential growth, carrying capacity
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
A scientist is studying a population of sharks in the Pacific Ocean. The scientist reports that compared to a few years ago, the sharks are spending less time in equatorial waters and more time in waters near California and Alaska. Which statement describes the type of change that is occurring to the shark population?
Their geographic range is changing.
Their population density is changing.
Their population distribution is changing.
Their carrying capacity is changing.
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