Env Sci Unit 2 Test Rebate

10 Questions | By MrMackRH | Last updated: Nov 6, 2015 | Total Attempts: 59

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1.

What happens during the transitional stage of the demographic transition?
- A.
  
  Birth rates begin to fall.
- B.
  
  Death rates begin to fall.
- C.
  
  Death rates increase.
- D.
  
  Birth rates increase.
2.

"All living things and their physical environment within a given area" best defines ___.
- A.
  
  A niche
- B.
  
  A community
- C.
  
  An ecosystem
- D.
  
  A population
3.

In a population of 100 monkeys, you count 48 males and 52 females. This population has an approximately even ___.
- A.
  
  Sex ratio
- B.
  
  Survivorship ratio
- C.
  
  Carrying capacity
- D.
  
  Age distribution
4.

Which of the following countries has yet to go through a demographic transition?
- A.
  
  Japan
- B.
  
  Germany
- C.
  
  Nigeria
- D.
  
  United States
5.

In what year did the human population reach 1 billion people?
- A.
  
  300 A.D.
- B.
  
  1800 A.D.
- C.
  
  300 B.C.
- D.
  
  2000 A.D.
6.

What event in the mid-1700's significantly changed human population growth?
- A.
  
  Industrial Revolution
- B.
  
  Agricultural Revolution
- C.
  
  French Revolution
- D.
  
  British Invasion
7.

The largest population size a given environment can sustainably support is known as ___.
- A.
  
  Carrying capacity
- B.
  
  Biotic potential
- C.
  
  Limiting numbers
- D.
  
  Logistic limit
8.

Giraffes, lions, zebras, hyenas, and all other living things of the plains of Africa make up a(n) ___.
- A.
  
  Community
- B.
  
  Population
- C.
  
  Niche
- D.
  
  Ecosystem
9.

Which area would have the lowest population density?
- A.
  
  A suburb in the USA.
- B.
  
  A riverside village in China
- C.
  
  The tundra in Russia
- D.
  
  A coastal beach in Europe
10.

A group of individuals that interbreed and produce fertile offspring is a common definition for a(n) ___.
- A.
  
  Species
- B.
  
  Population
- C.
  
  Community
- D.
  
  Ecosystem

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Env Sci Unit 2 Test Rebate

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 59 | Last updated: Nov 6, 2015

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What happens during the transitional stage of the demographic transition?

Birth rates begin to fall.

Death rates begin to fall.

Death rates increase.

Birth rates increase.