Sure, here are 100 objective questions on population ecology:

1. What is the study of the distribution and abundance of organisms in a particular area and the factors
that influence these characteristics called?

2. Which term refers to all the members of a single species that occupy a particular area?

3. What is the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support over the long term?

4. Which factor refers to the physical or nonliving components of an ecosystem?

5. The number of individuals per unit area is known as what?

6. What type of dispersion occurs when individuals are spaced at irregular intervals?

7. Which type of growth pattern is characterized by rapid population growth followed by a sharp
decrease?

8. Which curve represents exponential growth?

9. What is the term for the number of individuals added to a population over a given time period?

10. Which factor limits population growth regardless of population density?

11. In which type of interaction does one species benefit while the other is harmed?

12. A relationship in which two species interact closely over a long period of time is known as what?

13. What is the sum total of a population's use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment?

14. Which type of competition involves direct physical interaction between individuals?

15. What is the role an organism plays in its environment, including its interactions with other organisms
and its physical environment?

16. Which type of succession occurs in an area that was previously inhabited but has been disturbed?

17. What term describes the gradual establishment of biotic communities in lifeless areas?

18. The first species to colonize a newly disturbed area is called what?

19. What type of population distribution is characterized by a relatively even spacing of individuals?

20. Which type of survivorship curve is typical for species that produce large numbers of offspring with
little parental care?

21. The maximum rate at which a population can increase under ideal conditions is known as what?
22. What is the term for the number of offspring an individual can produce in a given time period, minus
the deaths of the offspring or the parents during that time?

23. Which type of growth pattern results in a population approaching its carrying capacity?

24. What term describes the process by which individuals of one species capture, kill, and consume
individuals of another species?

25. In which type of mimicry do two harmful species resemble each other?

26. What is the difference between the birthrate and the death rate of a population?

27. The development of new species is known as what?

28. What is the study of the interactions between living organisms and their physical environment
called?

29. Which type of interaction benefits one species while not significantly affecting the other?

30. What type of competition involves individuals of different species competing for the same resource?

31. Which type of succession occurs in an area that was previously inhabited but has undergone a major
disturbance?

32. What term describes the sequence of changes in an ecosystem over time, following a disturbance?

33. Which type of survivorship curve is typical for species that invest a lot of time and resources in
raising a few offspring with high parental care?

34. What is the number of live births in a population per 1,000 individuals per year called?

35. Which type of mimicry occurs when a harmless species resembles a harmful or poisonous species?

36. What term refers to the variety of life in an ecosystem or across the entire biosphere?

37. The specific role an organism plays within its ecosystem is called its what?

38. Which type of interaction benefits both species involved?

39. Which type of dispersion occurs when individuals are clustered together?

40. What is the term for the range of resources a species can use and the range of conditions it can
tolerate?

41. Which type of growth pattern is characterized by a slow initial growth followed by a period of rapid
growth and then leveling off?

42. What is the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment called?
43. Which type of interaction benefits one species while harming the other?

44. What term describes the feeding relationships within a community?

45. The variety of species in an ecosystem or throughout the entire biosphere is called what?

46. Which type of succession occurs in a lifeless area where no soil is present?

47. What is the term for the total number of individuals within a defined area at a given time?

48. Which type of population distribution is characterized by individuals being uniformly spaced apart?

49. Which type of competition involves individuals of the same species competing for the same
resources?

50. What is the number of deaths in a population per 1,000 individuals per year called?

51. Which type of mimicry occurs when a harmless species mimics a harmful or poisonous species?

52. What term refers to the nonliving components of an ecosystem?

53. The range of resources a species can use and the range of conditions it can tolerate is called its
what?

54. Which type of interaction benefits both species, but one species benefits more?

55. Which type of dispersion occurs when individuals are randomly spaced apart?

56. What is the term for the variety of life in a particular area?

57. Which type of interaction benefits both species equally?

58. Which type of growth pattern results in a population increasing and then suddenly crashing to a low
number?

59. What is the number of live births minus the number of deaths in a population per 1,000 individuals
per year called?

60. Which type of mimicry occurs when a harmless species mimics a harmful or poisonous species that it
is not closely related to?

61. What term describes the total number of different species in an ecosystem?

62. The relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped
nor harmed is called what?

63. Which type of survivorship curve is typical for species that have a relatively constant death rate
throughout their lifespan?
64. What is the term for the number of individuals that can be added to a population over a given time
period?

65. Which type of succession occurs in an area that was previously inhabited but has been moderately
disturbed?

66. What is the difference between the birthrate and the death rate of a population called?

67. Which type of competition involves individuals using the same resource, but one individual is better
at obtaining it?

68. What is the study of the interactions between different species within a community called?

69. Which type of interaction harms one species while the other is unaffected?

70. What term refers to the living components of an ecosystem?

71. Which type of survivorship curve is typical for species that experience high death rates early in life
and lower death rates later in life?

72. What is the term for the variety of ecosystems within a larger area?

73. Which type of interaction harms both species involved?

74. What is the process by which individuals of one species benefit from the presence of individuals of
another species called?

75. Which type of competition involves individuals using different resources?

76. What is the term for the ability of an individual to produce offspring in a particular environment?

77. The variety of ecosystems within a larger area is called what?

78. Which type of survivorship curve is typical for species that experience a relatively constant death
rate throughout their lifespan?

79. What is the process by which individuals of different species interact with and affect each other?

80. Which type of succession occurs in an area that was previously inhabited but has been completely
destroyed?

81. What is the term for the death of all the individuals of a particular species within a defined area?

82. Which type of interaction benefits one species