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19 Cards in this Set
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A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS OF A SINGLE SPECIES THAT OCCUPY THE SAME GENERAL AREA DEFINES A _____
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POPULATION
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ALL STUDENTS IN YOUR CLASSROOM AND ALL REDWOODS THAT LIVE IN A FOREST ARE EXAMPLES OF
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POPULATIONS
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IN A MODULE THAT DESCRIBES POPULATION GROWTH, r STANDS FOR
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AN ORGANISMS MAXIMUM CAPACITY TO REPRODUCE
(r represents the growth rate of the population; r = birth rate - death rate) |
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IF A POPULATION HAS A BIRTH RATE OF 40 INDIVIDUALS PER 1000 PER YR AND A DEATH RATE OF 30 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR, HOW WILL THE POPULATION CHANGE EACH YEAR?
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IT WILL INCREASE BY 1 %
40-30= 10 10/1000= 1 |
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THE MAXIMUM # OF INDIVIDUALS A HABITAT CAN SUPPORT IS CALLED _____
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CARRYING CAPACITY
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A NEWLY MATED QUEEN ANT ESTABLISHES AN ANT NEST IN AN UNOCCUPIED PATCH OF SUITABLE HABITAT. ASSUMING THAT NO DISASTERS STRIKE THE NEST, WHICH TYPE OF EQUATION WILL BEST DESCRIBE ITS POPULATION GROWTH?
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LOGISTIC
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HUMAN DEMOGRAPHICS
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THE MOVEMENT FROM HIGH BIRTH RATES & HIGH DEATH RATES TO LOW BIRTH RATES & LOW DEATH RATES IS CALLED DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
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IF MOST OF THE INDIVIDUALS OF A HUMAN POPULATION ARE IN THEIR PRE-REPRODUCTIVE YRS, YOU WOULD EXPECT THE POPULATION SIZE TO _____ AFTER 20 YEARS ?
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INCREASE
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THE GREATEST CRISIS EVER FACED BY HUMANS IS
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HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH
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WHAT IS THE AGE STRUCTURE OF POPULATION ?
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THE PROPORTION OF INDIVIDUALS IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS.
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A DEMOGRAPHIC TOOL USED TO PREDICT A POPULATIONS FUTURE GROWTH?
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AGE STRUCTURE
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THE HUMAN POPULATION ON EARTH TODAY IS
A. LESS THAN 3 BILLION B. MORE THAT 6.5 BILLON C. LESS THAT 6.5 BILLION |
B. MORE THAN 6.5 BILLION
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AN IMPORTANT REASON THAT HUMAN BIRTH RATES TODAY FAR OUTSTRIP DEATH RATES IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IS DUE TO
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INCREASED HEALTH CARE
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WHICH IS AN ACCURATE COMMENT ON THE EARTHS CARRYING CAPACITY FOR PEOPLE?
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OUR TECHNOLOGY HAS ALLOWED US TO KEEP INCREASING K
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THE TYPE OF GROWTH ILLUSTRATED BY THE HUMAN RATE DURING THE PAST 2,000 YRS. IS _______ GROWTH.
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EXPONENTIAL
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ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
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IS A MEANS OF UNDERSTANDING RESOURCE AVAILABILITY AND USAGE.
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WHAT WAS THE 1ST OF THE MAJOR EVENTS THAT STIMULATED AN INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE HUMAN POPULATION?
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THE ADVENT OF AGRICULTURE
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WHAT WAS THE 2ND OF THE MAJOR EVENTS THAT STIMULATED AN INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE HUMAN POPULATION?
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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WHAT WAS THE 3RD OF THE MAJOR EVENTS THAT STIMULATED AN INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE HUMAN POPULATION?
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DISCOVERY OF VACCINES AND THE DISCOVERY OF ANTIBIOTICS
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