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Questions Related to population ecology

Name the union territory having the highest density of population?

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  1. Chandigarh

  2. Delhi

  3. Puducherry (Pondicherry)

  4. Daman and Diu

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Increasing population is a challenging issue for the developing country like India. If the population increases more than its carrying capacity it may lead to food crisis resulting in famines, hunger and poor health, acute shortage of shelter and clothing. Spreading awareness among the people about the ill-effects of increasing population may be helpful to control the over increasing population. 

India is the second largest population country in the world. In India Uttar Pradesh, is the most populated state. Delhi is the highest populated union territory of India.
So, the correct answer is option B.

Countries that have higher population density than India are

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  1. China

  2. U. S. A

  3. Britain

  4. Bangladesh

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Population density is defined as the number of people per unit area. Bangladesh is a small country with the smaller land area and more population. Therefore the population density is more. The population density of Bangladesh is 1266 per kilometre square. 

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Population density is 

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  1. $\displaystyle{\frac{No.  of  individuals}{No.  of  houses}}$

  2. $\displaystyle{\frac{No.  of  births}{No.  of  individuals}}$

  3. $\displaystyle{\frac{No.  of  births}{Space}}$

  4. $\displaystyle{\frac{No.  of  births}{Total  area  covered}}$

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Correct Option: B,C
Explanation:

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. Formulas of population density is total population divided by total area. It can also be represented by number of births/no. of individuals and number of births/space.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B and C.

Even, clumped or random represents which property of the population?

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  1. Habitat

  2. Dispersion

  3. Size

  4. Density

  5. Growth rate

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The demographic study is based on the estimation of the several factors related to a population. Dispersion plays an important role in determining the in demographic studies and indicates the distribution of species in a particular area. Individuals of a population can be distributed in one of three basic patterns, they can be more or less equally spaced apart (uniform dispersion), dispersed randomly with no predictable pattern (random dispersion), or clustered in groups (clumped dispersion).
So, the correct answer is option B.

The number of people that can be supported by the environmental resources without the degradation of environment is known as

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  1. Carrying capacity

  2. Population density

  3. Limiting factor

  4. $K$-selection

  5. $r$-selection

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

When the necessary conditions for sustaining life are adequately available, like the food, habitat, water, the maximum number of members of a species that the environment can sustain indefinitely can be called as the carrying capacity of the environment. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

A herd of cattle was moved by a rancher to a different pasture. The carrying capacity of that pasteur exceeded is known by the fact that

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  1. The herd increased in size

  2. The pasture became overgrazed and barren

  3. The pasture had more grasses

  4. The cows gained weight

  5. The cows had more calves

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Carrying capacity is the maximum size of the population of a species that a certain environment can support for an extended period of time. Overgrazing of pasture would make it barren. Once population overshoots the carrying capacity, it starts decreasing as at this point. An overgrazed pasture would no longer support the cattle leading them to starve or look for another food source. Thus, the correct answer is B.

The population size that an environment can sustain is called the 

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  1. Maximum population

  2. Habitat

  3. Exponential limit 

  4. Logistic goal

  5. Carrying capacity

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The carrying capacity of an environment is the maximum population it can support with available resources. Carrying capacity is one of the limiting factors for population increase.

So, the correct answer is 'Carrying capacity'

Which are density-dependent factors that limit population size?
 I. Disease
 II. Space
 III. Earthquake

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  1. I only

  2. II only

  3. III only

  4. I and II only

  5. II and III only

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Population density is the number of individuals per unit area.
I. Disease is a density dependent factor because more the number of individuals are there in a given area, more is the chances of people getting affected by the disease. 
II. Space is the area where any activity can be carried out. More the number of individuals in a given area, less will be the space. Hence, it is also a density dependent factor.
III. Earthquake is a natural calamity that occurs due to the tactic movement of plates under the earth's surface. It is neither dependent on a population size, nor the area. It happens suddenly at its own. Hence, it is not a density dependent factor.
So, the correct answer is 'I and II only'.

The carrying capacity of a population is determined by its

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  1. Birth rate

  2. Death rate

  3. Limiting resource

  4. Reproductive status

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The carrying capacity of a population is determined by its limiting resources. Carrying capacity is the upper limit of an ecosystem upto which it can Provide the basic needs to the population under given circumstances.



At a given time in a forest 900 deer are found, 100 more deer can be accommodated, then 1000 is

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  1. Mortality of deer

  2. Population carrying capacity for deer

  3. Maximum natality

  4. Realised natality

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Population carrying capacity of any environment is the maximum population size of a species that can have indefinite sustained growth. Here, for the deer being 1000.

So, the correct answer is 'Population carrying capacity for deer'