Population -Multiple Choice Questions Quiz

Interactive MCQs on “Population”:

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Question 1:What is a population in ecological terms?

(A) A group of different species in an area
(B) The total number of organisms on Earth
(C) A group of individuals of the same species in an area
(D) A community of different species interacting

Question 2:Which factor directly affects population size?

(A) Climate change
(B) Water availability
(C) Soil fertility
(D) Birth and death rates

Question 3: What is carrying capacity in population ecology?

(A) Maximum population an environment can support
(B) The birth rate of a population
(C) The number of species in an area
(D) The speed at which a population grows

Question 4:Which type of population growth is represented by an S-shaped curve?

(A) Exponential growth
(B) Logistic growth
(C) Linear growth
(D) Cyclical growth

Question 5:What does a high birth rate and low death rate indicate about a population?

(A) Population decline
(B) Population stability
(C) Population growth
(D) No change in population

Question 6:What is population density?

(A) Number of individuals per unit area
(B) The total number of individuals in a species
(C) The movement of individuals into a population
(D) The movement of individuals out of a population

Question 7:Which of the following is NOT a density-dependent factor affecting population size?

(A) Food availability
(B) Disease
(C) Competition
(D) Natural disasters

Question 8:What is immigration in population studies?

(A) Movement of individuals out of a population
(B) Movement of individuals into a population
(C) Birth rate increasing
(D) Death rate decreasing

Question 9:What happens to a population when resources become scarce?

(A) Population grows rapidly
(B) Population remains the same
(C) Population growth slows down or declines
(D) Population reaches infinite size

Question 10:What is demography?

(A) Study of human populations and their characteristics
(B) Study of animal populations
(C) Study of plant populations
(D) Study of ecosystems