Ch 4 Test

Question 0

As a population gets larger, it also grows faster. Creates a population explosion.

Answer 0

Exponential growth

Question 1

The number of organisms of one species that an environment can support

Answer 1

Carrying capacity

Question 2

The proportions of a population that are at different levels

Answer 2

Age structure

Question 3

The study of human population growth characteristics

Answer 3

Demography

Question 4

Movement from a population

Answer 4

Emigration

Question 5

Movement of individuals to a population

Answer 5

Immigration

Question 6

Factors such as disease, parasites, or food supply that has an increasing effect as populations increase. Depends on population.

Answer 6

Density dependent factors

Question 7

Factors such as temperature, storms, floods, drought, or habitat disruption that affects all populations, regardless of their density. Abiotic and not affected by population.

Answer 7

Density independent factors

Question 8

Linear graphs mean the growth is ____________.

Answer 8

Steady

Question 9

Limiting factors, availability of food and space can created an __________ curve.

Answer 9

S shaped