Exam 53: Populations and Life History Traits

Use the table to answer the following question. Life Table for Zootoca vivipara in the Netherlands Data are from Strijbosch and Creemers, 1988. The data in the table are most consistent with which of the following claims about the population of the Eurasian lizard, Zootoca vivipara?

Use the figure to answer the following question. Which of the following topics is represented by the figures showing the fate of individuals in distinct habitat patches over time?

Researchers marked 800 turtles in a population, and six months later they were able to trap a total of 300 more individuals, of which 150 were marked. Which of the following is the best estimate of the total population size?

Scientific study of the population cycles of the snowshoe hare and its predator, the lynx, has revealed that ________.

In 2019, the United States Census Bureau reported the various components of population change as estimated below. ∙ One birth every 8 seconds ∙ One death every 11 seconds ∙ One international migrant (net) every 33 seconds ∙ Net gain of one person every 17 seconds In order to estimate the population growth rate (%) for that year, what other information would be required?

Which of the following assumptions is applied when using the mark-recapture method to estimate population size?

Use the graph to answer the following question. Which of the following hypotheses is most consistent with the data with respect to survival and clutch size?

During exponential growth, a population always ________.

The following question refers to the figure below, which depicts the age structure of populations. In the figure, populations of a plant species labeled I, II, and III are depicted using simplified age structures containing three age classes: young seedlings, middle-aged juveniles, and older adults. Which populations appear to have stable growth?

In 2019, the United States Census Bureau reported the various components of population change as estimated below. ∙ One birth every 8 seconds ∙ One death every 11 seconds ∙ One international migrant (net) every 33 seconds ∙ Net gain of one person every 17 seconds Use the information to estimate the net population growth for that year.

Long-term studies of Belding's ground squirrels show that individuals are known to emigrate up to 2 kilometers from where they are born. Over time, immigrants comprise up to 8% of individuals in the new population. Which of the following answers describes an evolutionary benefit from immigration among populations?

Use the graph to answer the following question. Which of the following examples are plausible explanations for a population that would produce curve A in the figure?

In 2019, the United States Census Bureau reported the various components of population change as estimated below. ∙ One birth every 8 seconds ∙ One death every 11 seconds ∙ One international migrant (net of immigrants versus emigrants) every 33 seconds ∙ Net gain of one person every 17 seconds Use the information to estimate the net population growth for that year.

Which of the following species is most likely to exhibit uniform dispersion?

Which example best illustrates a semelparous, K-selected species?

Use the table to answer the following question. Life Table for Zootoca vivipara in the Netherlands Data are from Strijbosch and Creemers, 1988. Removing which of the following age-groups from the population would result in the largest decrease in population growth of Z. vivipara?

A population of ground squirrels has an annual per capita birth rate of 0.06 and an annual per capita death rate of 0.02. Using these birth and death rates, calculate the total number of individuals added to (or lost from) a population of 1,000 individuals in one year.

Which of the following is a critical assumption in order for the mark-recapture method to be useful in generating an estimate the size of wildlife populations?

Use the graph to answer the following question. Which survivorship curve most closely models a population of mice in which females consistently give birth to a large number of offspring, and the mortality rate of the offspring is fairly regular during each year of their lives, regardless of their age?

Use the figure to answer the following question. Which conclusion below is best supported by the data?