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UNIT 3 Exam
Population Biology
1. An ecosystems carrying capacity for a
population is determined by all of the
following factors EXCEPT
A. Space
B. Energy
C. Water
D. Food
E. Climactic events

2.

Which type of population distribution

would enhance protection from
predators?
A. Random distribution
B. Uniform distribution
C. Clumped distribution
D. Both a and c
E. None of the above

3.

When organisms are found to be

distributed uniformly throughout an
ecosystem it is often because
A. They form social groups
B. They are interbreeding
C. Resources are not limited
D. They mate for life
E. They are territorial

4.

The human population is currently

following a J-shaped curve. This
means that the population is growing
A. Arithmetically
B. Exponentially
C. Logistically
D. Sigmoidally
E. Decreasingly

6.

Punching is often used to track and

monitor animal population instead of
plastic or metal tags because it
A. Is more expensive
B. Will not fall off
C. Gets caught on shrubs
D. Attracts predators
E. Is less painful

7.

The intrinsic growth rate of a

population
A. Directly affects environmental
resistance
B. Causes changes in birth rates
C. Causes changes in death rates
D. Is the maximum rate at which a
population may increase
E. All of the above

8. Rapid growth may temporally be

observed in a population in response
to all of the following EXCEPT
A. Elimination of a pollutant
B. Elimination of predators
C. Increase food supply
D. Introduction od a new parasite
E. Introduction into a new habitat

9.
5.

Tagging is used to do all of the

following except
A. Track individuals
B. Count population
C. Locate an individual
D. Monitor movement
E. Monitor Numbers

The diagram above represents

A. Logistic growth
B. Exponential growth
C. Carry capacity
D. Death rate
E. Birth Rate

10. A population of rabbits, introduced to

an island, has rapid growth for a few
years; then its growth slows. The
population becomes stable because
A. The carrying capacity has been
reached
B. Environmental resistance
declines
C. Immigration is reduced
D. R declines
E. Bergmans principal takes
effect
C

Population Dynamics
11. Developing countries tend to have an
________ age structure diagram
A. Rectangular shaped
B. Inverted triangle
C. Pyramid shaped
D. Square
E. Round

12. The following is an example of an

animal that exhibits R reproductive
strategies.
A. Cows
B. Rabbits
C. Elephants
D. Humans
E. Kangaroos

13. An animal that has K reproductive

strategies does all of the following
except
A. Have a few, large offspring
B. Adults are typically large in size
C. Give some type if parental care
D. Reach reproductive maturity
early
E. Stabilize near carrying capacity

14. If a population age structure diagram

looks like a pyramid, the population is
A. Expanding
B. Shrinking

C. Remaining the same

D. Will expand for one generation
E. Slowing

C
15. Using the figures above, choose the
statement that best describes
population A.
A. This is a developed nation
B. Women have access to
education
C. Women have access to family
planning
D. Birth rates are above
replacement level fertility
E. The population will double in
two years

16. Population B represents a population

that is
A. Growing quickly
B. Growing slowly
C. Stable
D. Declining
E. Not enough data to tell

17. At current growth rates, which

country will probably be the most
populous in the world after 2050?
A. China
B. Brazil
C. India
D. Indonesia
E. United states

18. Which of the following statements

about Chinas one child policy are
incorrect?

A. It has resulted in male

dominance
B. It has created a larger middle
class
C. Families are given economic
incentives to have less children
D. China uses less resources as a
result
E. Chinas population has begun to
stabilize
19. Education of women has a direct
correlation with
A. Lower birth rates
B. Higher birth rates
C. Economic decline
D. Economic gain
E. Womans health
20. ___________ is an example of a
developing country and ____________ is
and example of a developed country.
A. U.S., Russia
B. China, Denmark
C. China, India
D. U.S., China
E. France, China

Population Size and Impacts

21. At the start of a study there were 200
spotted salamanders in an old-growth
forest patch in northern California.
Over the next year a biologist tracking
the salamanders saw that 25 new
salamanders hatched and 5 died.
Thus r for this year was _______
A. 0.1
B. 5
C. 20
D. 25
E. 200
22. The most critical factor in controlling
human population growth is
A. Controlling reproductive lifespan
B. Decreasing the age of first birth
C. Degreasing the average number
of births per woman
D. Decreasing infant death
E. Increasing overall wellness for
the human race.

23. A population of river otters has a

growth rate of r=.2 per year. If the
population started at 50 individuals
and there is no migration, how many
would you expect after one year?
A. 10;2
B. 52;54
C. 60;70
D. 60;72
E. 70;90
24. The total fertility rate is an estimate
of
A. The number of children that will
survive to adulthood.
B. The number of years a typical
infant will live
C. The number of children each
woman will have
D. The number of births her 1000
people per year
E. The percentage of woman in a
population that are able to have
children

25. If a population of 100 birds increases

to 120 birds the following year, r=
________
A. .16
B. .20
C. 1.2
D. 2
E. 20

26. Population growth rates are high in

developing countries because
A. Infant mortality rates are low
B. Women tend to have children
late in life
C. Family planning is common
D. Children are often an important
economic advantage
E. All of the above

27. Which developed country has the

fastest population growth rate today?
A. France
B. Denmark

C. Nigeria
D. United States
E. Russia

28. At present, Earths human population

is
A. Stable
B. Declining
C. Increasing exponentially
D. Increasing at a constant rate
E. Increasing at about 10% a year
29. U.S. citizen have a large ecological
footprint because of their high
consumption of
A. Food
B. Lumber
C. Energy resources
D. Space
E. All of the above
30. Using the rule of 70, a population
growing at 10% would double in
A. 7 years
B. 10 years
C. 15 years
D. 17 years
E. Not enough information
provided

31. A countries impact on the

environment is influences by
I.
Population
II.
Technology
III.
Affluence
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. I and III
E. I, II and III

32. Choose the answer that best

represents replacement level fertility
A. 0.5
B. 1.5
C. 2.0
D. 2.5
E. 3.0

33. All of the following are true about

Tuberculosis EXCEPT:
A. Many people world wide are infected
white not all have developed the
disease
B. The disease in associated with
airborne transmission
C. Symptoms of the disease include
weakness and coughing up blood
D. The disease primarily affects the
stomach
E. Inappropriate use of antibiotics led to
antibiotic resistant strains of the
disease
34. A metropolitan region of 100,000
people has 2,000 births, 500 deaths,
200 emigrants and 100 immigrants
over a 1 year period. Its population
growth rate is
A. 1.2 percent
B. 1.4 percent
C. 1.6 percent
D. 1.8 percent
E. 2.0 percent

35.A pathogen of an emergent virus that

lives in hundreds of species of birds
and is transmitted by mosquitos is
A. Malaria
B. Avian Flu
C. West Nile
D. Ebola
E. Yersinia pestis

Ecosystem Diversity
36. What is most significant when
determining the diversity of an
ecosystem?
A. The number of organisms
present
B. The number of species present
C. The amount of land the
ecosystem covers
D. The amount of precipitation an
ecosystem receives

E. The interactions between

producers and consumers

37. Which of the following measures of

biodiversity takes into account the
number of species present and the
relative abundance of the species
present?
A. Shannons index
B. Species richness
C. Species evenness
D. Biodiversity index
E. Hardy Weinberg Index

38. In the diagram shown, which pair of

organisms have the closest
evolutionary relationship?
A. Leopard and Lamprey
B. Tuna and Turtle
C. Tuna and Leopard
D. Turtle and Salamander
E. Lamprey and Turtle

39. Based on the diagram which structure

is the most primitive?
A. Vertebral Column
B. Hinged Jaws
C. Four walking legs
D. Amniotic Egg
E. Hair

40.Which of the following is the best

description of evolution?
A. The genetic change in an individual
over time
B. The genetic change within a
population over one generation
C. The growth of an individual from birth
to adulthood
D. The increased reproduction of a
population
E. The genetic change within a
population over time

41. Based on the diagram above which

organism is the most complex
A. Anthophyta
B. Coniferophyta
C. Pteridophyta
D. Lycopodiophyta
E. Bryophyta

42. Based on the diagram above which

organism has seeds but no flowers
A. Anthophyta
B. Coniferophyta
C. Pteridophyta
D. Lycopodiophyta
E. Bryophyta

43. Which of the following is the best

description of evolution?

F. The genetic change in an individual

over time
G. The genetic change within a
population over one generation
H. The growth of an individual from birth
to adulthood
I. The increased reproduction of a
population
J. The genetic change within a
population over time

44. If a bird normally has green feathers

produces offspring with blue feathers,
this is most likely a result of:
A. A genetic mutation
B. Evolution
C. Natural selection
D. Natural variation
E. Genotypic variation

45. When a population suddenly reduces

in size either from habitat loss, natural
disaster or other changes in the
environment, its genetic variation is
affected. When this occurs, it is
known as:
A. Founder effect
B. Geographic isolation
C. Genetic drift
D. Bottleneck effect
E. Mutation

46. Which of the following is the best

example of artificial selection?
A. Bees pollinating different species of
flowers.
B. Adaptation of finches to different
sources of food on different islands
C. An isolated population of frogs
develops a phenotype distinct from
the original population
D. Breeding of horses for speed
E. A small population has an unusually
high percentage of a rare phenotype

47. Which of the following decreases

genetic variation?
I.
Bottle Neck
II.
Mutation
III.
Genetic Drift
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. I and II
E. I and III
48. What occurs when a small group from
a population colonizes a new area?
A. Artificial selection
B. Founder effect
C. Bottleneck effect
D. Sympatric speciation
E. Genetic drift

49. Which of the following animals is not

listed as endangered?
A. Rhinos
B. Bluefin Tuna
C. Giraffe
D. Lions
E. Leather back turtle

50.What is the correct order based on the

IUCN classification of endangered
animals
A. VulnerableEndangered Critically
endangered
B. VulnerableThreatenedEndangered
C. ThreatenedEndangered Critically
endangered
D. Threatened VulnerableCritically
endangered
E. ThreatenedEndangeredExtinct