Biology, Eighth Edition (Raven)

Chapter 55: Population Ecology

Pre Test

1
The adjustment that humans experience after moving from low altitude to a high altitude is an example of: (p. 1146 )
A)an evolutionary adaptation
B)a physiological response
C)a behavioral response
D)a morphological change
E)all of the above
2
Which is NOT true of populations? (p. 1148 -1151)
A)every population has a geographic distribution or range
B)the range is static over time
C)the range can be very limited (e.g a single pond)
D)each population has its own requirements, e.g temperature, humidity, etc.
E)all of the above
3
It is generally the case that body size is negatively correlated with generation time. (p 1152)
A)True
B)False
4
Natural selection will favour the life history that: (p. 1155)
A)maximizes reproductive rate
B)maximizes survival
C)maximizes parental care
D)maximizes lifetime reproductive success
E)all of the above
5
The carrying capacity: (p. 1157)
A)is an innate property of a species
B)depends on the growth rate of a species
C)is the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support
D)changes over time
E)all of the above
6
Population cycles can be caused by density dependent or density independent effects? (p. 1160)
A)True
B)False
7
Over the vast majority of human history human population growth can be described as: (p. 1161)
A)exponential
B)explosive
C)slow
D)logistic
E)lognormal
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