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When you count every member of a population, you are using
a) indirect observation
b) direct observation
c) random sampling
d) mark- and -recapture

When you look at signs of organisms rather than the organisms themselves, you are using
a) direct observation
b) indirect observation
c) random sampling
d) mark - and - recapture

When you estimate by counting the number of organisms in a small area and then multiply to find the number in a larger area, you are using
a) direct observation
b) indirect observation
c) random sampling
d) mark- and-recapture

When you estimate the population by marking organisms, releasing them, and then later recapturing the organisms , you are using
a) direct observation
b) indirect observation
c) random sampling
d) mark-and-recapture

The number of births in a population in a certain amount of time is called
a) death rate
b) birth rate
c) immigration
d) emmigration

The number of deaths in a population in a certain amount of time is called the
a) birth rate
b) death rate
c) immigration
d) emmigration

Moving into a population is called
a) birth rate
b) death rate
c) immigration
d) emmigration

Leaving a population is called
a) birth rate
b) death rate
c) immigration
d) emmigration

The number of individuals in an area of a specific size is called
a) population density
b) limiting factor
c) carrying capacity
d) immigration

An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease is called
a) population density
b) limiting factor
c) carrying capacity
d) death rate

The largest population that an area can support is called
a) population density
b) limiting factor
c) carrying capacity
d) immigration

Which method would you use to determine the population of mushrooms growing on the floor of a large forest?
a) direct observation
b) indirect observation
c) random sampling
d) mark- and -recapture

Which of the following is NOT a limiting factor of a population
a) Food and Water
b) Space
c) Weather
d) Air

To find the population density, you need to
a) Add the number of individuals and the unit area
b) Subtract the number of individuals from the unit area
c) Multiply the number of individuals by the unit area
d) Divide the number of individuals by the unit area

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