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1. Practice quiz Populations and Natural Resources
2. Question #1: .The change in the size of a population over time is ________. a. exponential growth
b. population growth
c. ever-increasing growth
d. linear growth
e. evolutionary growth
3. Question #2: Movement of individuals into a country is __________. a. immigration
b. emigration
c. population impact
d. population degeneration
e. exhiling
4. Question #3: the area inhabited by a population is known as its: A. population density
B. Habitat
C. Population growth
D. age structure
E. Geographic range
5. Question #4: The maximum number of organisms of a particular species that can be supported by an environment is: A. exponential growth
B. Logistic growth
C. age structure
D. carrying capacity
E. limiting factor
6. Question #5: On the graph "M" represents the A. survivorship
B. birth rate
C. dominance hierarchy
D. death rate
E. carrying capacity
7. Question #6: On the graph, x 9is represented as A. number of individuals
B. number of deaths
C. temperature
D. time
E. pressure
8. Question # 7: A negative rate of growth means: A. the population is increasing
B. the population is stable
C. the population is decreasing
D. zero population growth has been reached
E. none of these are correct
9. Question # 8: Answer this common knowledge question: Population A has a reproductive rate of 4 per year, Population B has a reproductive rate of 2 per year. Population A has a life span of 4 years, population B has a life span of 10 years. Assuming they are reproductively capable all the years of their life, which has the greater biotic potential? A. Population AB. Population BC. Both are equalD. cannot be determined
E. none of these
10. Question #9: Which are two ways a population can decrease in size? a. immigration and emigration
b. increased death rate and immigration
c. decreased birthrate and emigration
d. emigration and increased birthrate
e.immigration and increased birth rate
11. Question #10: Answer this applied math question: A pair of rats produces 20 offspring. This is 1st Generation. How many offspring are there after 4 generations? A. 2000 offspring
B. 2500 offspring
C. 20000 offspring
D. 20500 offspring
E. 25000 offspring
12. Question #11: Which of the following is a non-renewable resource: A. wind
B. fresh H2O
C. coal
D. topsoil
E. none of these
13. Question #12: The loss of fertile soils from an area through the action of H2O or wind is: A. deforestation
B. acid rain
C. monoculture
D. erosion
E. none of these
14. Question #13: All garbage is taken to an area specifically put aside for it, called a landmark: A. true
B. false
15. Question #14: The 3 Rs from the video are: A. resurface, recycle, reuse
B. recycle, reduce, remember
C. reuse, reduce, require
D. reuse, recycle, reduce
E. resurface, recycle, reduce
16. Question #15: H2O, plants, and soil are all: A. inexhaustible resources
B. renewable resources
C. Nonrenewable resources
D. reusable resources
E. recyclable resources
17. Question #16: Coal, oil, and natural gas are: A. inexhaustible resources
B. Renewable resources
C. Nonrenewable resources
D. Nonrecyclable resources
E. reusable resources
18. Question #17: If a pipe drips 1 drop/second, it will waste about: A. 500 gal/year
B. 1000/gal/year
C. 1500 gal/year
D. 2000 gal/year
E. 3ooo gal/yr
19. Question #18: April 22nd, coming up, is called: A. Resources day
B. Planet day
C. Save the planet day
D. earth day
E. come down to earth day
20. Question #19: When we save resources, we are _____________them: A. utilizing
B. preserving
C. securing
D. accumulating
E. conserving
21. Question #20: About how many people lived on the earth in 1900 (a) 1.5
(b) 1,500,000
(c) 1,500,000,000
(d) Can't tell from this graph
(e) 1,000,000