Measuring Populations Answers

Logistic growth curves are density-dependent.

The three methods for determining population size are observation, mark and recapture, and sampling.

A larger population density always indicates a larger population size.

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Which of the following statements about exponential growth curves is true?

Yellowstone National Park has an average of about 4500 bison living in it. The park covers 3472 square miles. What is the population density of bison living in Yellowstone?

The mark and recapture method of determining population size is always more effective than the sampling method.

What is the main difference between logistic and exponential growth curves?

Which of the following samples has the greatest population density?

For which method of determining population size is the population not aware of the sampler’s presence?