Biodiversity UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Population size - CORRECT ANSWER - Total number of individuals in a population.
Population density - CORRECT ANSWER - Number of individuals per unit area.
Estimation methods - CORRECT ANSWER - Three methods to estimate population size.
Spacing patterns - CORRECT ANSWER - Three main arrangements of individuals in
populations.
Type I survivorship curve - CORRECT ANSWER - Few offspring, high parental care.
Type III survivorship curve - CORRECT ANSWER - Many offspring, low parental care.
J-shaped growth curve - CORRECT ANSWER - Exponential growth without limits.
S-shaped growth curve - CORRECT ANSWER - Logistic growth with carrying capacity.
Population growth factors - CORRECT ANSWER - Four factors influencing population
growth rate.
Emigration - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement of individuals out of a population.
Immigration - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement of individuals into a population.