STARR Chapter 40 Test Review

Question 1 of 12

1

What is a population?

Select one of the following:

A group of one species inhabiting the same area.
Several population living in the same area.
All of the living things in the entire world.

Explanation

Question 2 of 12

1

What type of population size estimation is shown in the picture?

Select one of the following:

Mark and Recapture
Plot sampling

Explanation

Question 3 of 12

1

Which picture represents random distribution?

Select one of the following:

A
B
C

Explanation

Question 4 of 12

1

Which image represents clumped distribution?

Select one of the following:

A
B
C

Explanation

Question 5 of 12

1

What is the per capita growth rate (r) of a shrew population if the birth rate is .4 and the death rate is .1?

Select one of the following:

.5
.3
.1

Explanation

Question 6 of 12

1

What is the size of a shrew population after one month if the starting shrew population is 300 shrews and the per capita growth (r) is 0.3?

Select one of the following:

300
390
100

Explanation

Question 7 of 12

1

❌ curves, death rate is high early in life. ❌ curves death rate for the population is fairly constant. ❌ curves; death occurs later in life.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Type III

Type II

Type I

Explanation

Question 8 of 12

1

When did the shrew population reach carrying capacity?

Select one of the following:

Around 5 months
Around 11 months
Around 15 months

Explanation

Question 9 of 12

1

Which population has the highest percentage of births compared to the rest of their population?

Select one of the following:

Mexico
United States
Sweden

Explanation

Question 10 of 12

1

In the United States are their more women or men above 60?

Select one of the following:

Women
Men

Explanation

Question 11 of 12

1

Density independent limiting factors include forest fires, tornadoes and floods.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 12 of 12

1

Select the following reasons carrying capacity could be reached.

Select one or more of the following:

Competition for food
Competition for shelter
Loss of habitat
Increased amount of land
Reduction in competition
Increased food

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STARR Chapter 40 Test Review

Question 1 of 12

What is a population?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 12

What type of population size estimation is shown in the picture?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 12

Which picture represents random distribution?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 12

Which image represents clumped distribution?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 12

What is the per capita growth rate (r) of a shrew population if the birth rate is .4 and the death rate is .1?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 12

What is the size of a shrew population after one month if the starting shrew population is 300 shrews and the per capita growth (r) is 0.3?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 12

❌ curves, death rate is high early in life. ❌ curves death rate for the population is fairly constant. ❌ curves; death occurs later in life.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 8 of 12

When did the shrew population reach carrying capacity?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 12

Which population has the highest percentage of births compared to the rest of their population?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 12

In the United States are their more women or men above 60?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 12

Density independent limiting factors include forest fires, tornadoes and floods.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 12

Select the following reasons carrying capacity could be reached.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation