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This document contains a 5 question quiz about population density, distribution, and survivorship curves. Question 1 asks about population density, with the correct answer being c, which describes the number of wolves per square mile. Question 2 asks about population dispersion, with the correct answer being b, which defines population dispersion as the way individuals are spread out in a population. Question 3 asks about zebra herds that live together, with the correct answer being a, clumped dispersion. Question 4 asks about what a survivorship curve shows, with the correct answer being d, the number of offspring still alive over time. Question 5 states that large mammals have type 1 survivorship curves, with the correct answer being a, low infant mortality and

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14.3 Quiz

This document contains a 5 question quiz about population density, distribution, and survivorship curves. Question 1 asks about population density, with the correct answer being c, which describes the number of wolves per square mile. Question 2 asks about population dispersion, with the correct answer being b, which defines population dispersion as the way individuals are spread out in a population. Question 3 asks about zebra herds that live together, with the correct answer being a, clumped dispersion. Question 4 asks about what a survivorship curve shows, with the correct answer being d, the number of offspring still alive over time. Question 5 states that large mammals have type 1 survivorship curves, with the correct answer being a, low infant mortality and

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SECTION POPULATION DENSITY AND DISTRIBUTION

14.3 Section Quiz

Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. Which of the following describes the density of a population?


a. 5 sloths dispersed randomly
b. 100 people in the area
c. 100 wolves per square mile
d. 1 acre per family

2. The way in which individuals of a population are spread out is called


a. population density.

Interactions in Ecosystems
b. population dispersion.
c. survivorship.

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d. predation.

3. Zebra herds that live and move together are an example of what type of dispersion?
a. clumped dispersion
b. uniform dispersion
c. random dispersion
d. territorial dispersion

4. What does a survivorship curve show?


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a. the number of births and deaths each year


b. the number of predators that fed on a species’ eggs
c. the number of offspring born in a particular year
d. the number of offspring still alive over time

5. Most large mammals have type 1 survivorship curves, which means they have
a. low infant mortality and high rates of survival into old age.
b. roughly equal survivorship rates at all ages.
c. high numbers of offspring so that a few will survive.
d. very high levels of predation and uniform dispersion.

Assessment Book Section Quiz 275


McDougal Littell Biology

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