Question: Terms used to describe factors (or sets of factors) that limit population size (limiting factors) include

Answer: extrinsic and intrinsic

density-dependent and independent

environmental resistance

All choices are correct

Question: Which of the following is the correct sequence of phases in a typical population growth curve?

Answer: lag, exponential, stable equilibrium

Question: Factors that control populations that come from outside the population are known as

Answer: extrinsic limiting factors.

Question: Ecologists refer to the maximum sustainable population for an area as

Answer: carrying capacity.

Question: Which condition is necessary for a population to grow?

Answer: Birthrate must exceed death rate.

Question: A measure of the land area required to provide the resources and absorb the wastes of a population is referred to as the

Answer: ecological footprint

Question: Which of the following limiting factors is NOT a component of environmental resistance?

Answer: organismal biotic potential

Question: K-strategists are

Answer: large and long-lived and controlled by density-dependent factors

Question: Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor limiting population size?

Answer: biotic potential

Question: Deer invest a great deal of energy in a few offspring that have a good chance of living to reproduce. They are said to be

Answer: K-strategists.