Population Studies - SS1 Biology Past Questions and Answers - page 1
Which of the following is a measure of the number of individuals of the same species living in a particular area?
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Which of the following factors can cause a decrease in population size?
Birth rate
1. Natality
Emigration
What is the term for the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support sustainably?
Carrying capacity
Limiting factor
Density-dependent factor
Which of the following describes a population that is evenly distributed across its habitat?
Random dispersion
Clumped dispersion
Uniform dispersion
Which of the following factors is an example of a density-independent factor that can affect population size?
Competition for resources
Natural disasters
Predation
Which of the following measures the number of deaths in a population per unit of time?
1 Growth rate
Immigration rate
Mortality rate
Which of the following factors can contribute to population growth
High mortality rate
Immigration
Low birth rate
Which of the following is a measure of the average number of children that each female in a population has during her lifetime?
Birth rate
Fertility rate
Fertility rate
Which of the following is an example of a density-dependent factor that can influence population growth?
Climate change
Food availability
Food availability
What is population studies?
Population studies involve the collection and analysis of data to understand various aspects of a population, such as its size, structure, dynamics, and distribution.