Ecology Population Dynamics Quiz

What is a population in ecology?

• All the individuals of different species living in a particular area

• All the individuals of the same species living in a particular area

• All the individuals of different species living in different areas

• All the individuals of the same species living in different areas

What is population dynamics?

• Study of individual organisms in a population

• Study of static populations

• Study of how and why populations change in size and structure over time

• Study of unrelated species in an ecosystem

What factors can describe populations?

• Predator-prey relationships

• Habitat and food availability

• Geographic range size and density, spatial distribution, growth rate

• Climate change and pollution

What is the geographic range of a species?

• The area where a species hibernates

• The area where a species migrates

• The area where a species reproduces

• The area where a species lives

What affects the distribution of organisms?

• Social factors

• Both biotic and abiotic factors

• Only abiotic factors

• Only biotic factors

What is population density?

• Number of habitats in a population

• Number of species in a population

• Number of individuals in a population

• Number of resources in a population

How is population density calculated?

• Area multiplied by number of individuals

• Number of individuals multiplied by area

• Area divided by number of individuals

• Number of individuals divided by area

What does spatial distribution refer to?

• How a population is spread out over time

• How a population is arranged over a geographic area

• How a population migrates

• How a population reproduces

In which dispersion pattern are bison found?

• Uniform Dispersion

• Clumped Dispersion

• None of the above

• Random Dispersion