Test Your knowledge About Measuring Populations

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    Which of the following is/are important measures of the population?

    • Population Size
    • Population Density
    • Both 1 and 2
    • Neither 1 nor 2
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Population refers to all the members of a specific species that are present in a specific location. Play this informative quiz about measuring Populations and see how well do you know the topic. Do you know what population density is? What are the methods of measuring the population of different organisms? What are population pyramids? This quiz has answers to all that and much more. If you like the quiz, share it with your friends. All the best!

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  • 2. 

    The organisms in a population are usually distributed in

    • Uniform pattern

    • Random pattern

    • Clumped pattern

    • All of the above

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  • 3. 

    Which method is used to measure the population of moving organisms?

    • Quadrat

    • Stick and Box method

    • Mark-recapture method

    • None of the above

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  • 4. 

    What is population density?

    • Number of individuals in an area

    • Number of individuals per unit area or volume

    • Number of adult individuals in an area

    • None of the above

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  • 5. 

    The statistical study of population and change over time is called

    • Growth rate

    • Demography

    • Migrate rate

    • Population rate

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  • 6. 

    Which method involves capturing a sample animal and marking it?

    • Quadrat Method

    • Mark Recapture method

    • Both 1 and 2

    • Neither 1 nor 2

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  • 7. 

    Which of the following is not a type of population pyramid?

    • Stationary

    • Constrictive 

    • Expansive

    • Inverted

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  • 8. 

    In what type of distribution are individuals clustered in a group?

    • Random

    • Uniform

    • Clumped dispersion

    • All of the above

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  • 9. 

    Which of the following method is used to determine the population, size, and density of small and immovable organisms?

    • Stick and box method

    • Quadrat

    • Mark-recapture method

    • None of the above

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  • 10. 

    Which of the following species are most likely to be distributed according to a regular pattern?

    • Fish

    • Creosote bushes

    • Termites

    • None of the above

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