Population Structure and Characteristics Quiz

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Which term refers to the number of offspring produced per female per unit time?

  • Natality (correct)
  • Emigration
  • Mortality
  • Immigration

What type of natality represents the theoretical maximum production of new individuals under ideal conditions?

  • Ecological Natality
  • Minimum Natality
  • Immigration Natality
  • Maximum Natality (correct)

Which term describes the loss of individuals under ideal conditions for a population?

  • Emigration Mortality
  • Minimum Mortality (correct)
  • Immigration Mortality
  • Ecological Mortality

What does immigration refer to within a population?

<p>Increase in population by individuals coming from other places (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the death of individuals in a population expressed as the number of individuals dying in a given period?

<p>Mortality (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is emigration in terms of a population?

<p>Decrease in population within an area by individuals going to other places (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factors determine the population size (N)?

<p>Birth rate, death rate, immigration rate, and emigration rate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When does the population size increase according to the text?

<p>When the sum of birth rate and immigration rate is greater than the sum of emigration rate and death rate (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of density considers the number of individuals in relation to the total space available?

<p>Crude density (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which method is used for highly mobile animals to estimate population size?

<p>Capture-Mark-Recapture method (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Lincoln-Peterson Method use to estimate population size?

<p>Ratio of marked to unmarked individuals in multiple samples (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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