Factors Influencing Human Population Dynamics Quiz

Test your knowledge on density-dependent and density-independent factors, demographic transition, survivorship curves, and more.

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Which of the following is a density-independent factor affecting population growth?

Predation

Resource availability

Climate change

Competition for mates

Which of the following is an example of a density-dependent factor regulating population size?

Natural disasters

Climate change

Disease outbreaks

Availability of sunlight

What is the approximate current world population as of 2024?

5 billion

7.5 billion

10 billion

12.5 billion

Which of the following is an example of a density-independent factor affecting population growth?

Predation

Disease

Competition for resources

Climate events

Which of the following is a push factor influencing human migration?

Job opportunities

Political stability

Natural disasters

Quality education

Which equation represents the logistic growth model?

dN/dt = rN

dN/dt = rN(K - N)/K

dN/dt = rN(1 - N/K)

dN/dt = rN(1 + N/K)

The demographic transition model involves transitions between which stages?

Pre-industrial, industrial, post-industrial

Pre-agricultural, agricultural, industrial

Pre-modern, modern, post-modern

Primitive, traditional, modern

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Type I survivorship curve?

High survivorship throughout most of the lifespan

Typically observed in species with few offspring but high parental care

Commonly found in r-strategist species

Examples include humans and some large mammals

What is the relationship between population growth rate and the age structure diagram in an expanding population?

Pyramid-shaped age structure

Bell-shaped age structure

Inverted pyramid age structure

Column-shaped age structure

#10

What term describes the maximum rate at which a population could increase under ideal conditions?

Carrying capacity

Biological potential

Intrinsic rate of increase

Population density

#11

What does the term 'carrying capacity' refer to in ecology?

The maximum population size a habitat can support indefinitely

The rate at which a population grows under ideal conditions

The number of individuals needed to maintain genetic diversity

The amount of resources available per individual in a population