Question 1

Figure 52.4  
-In Figure 52.4,which of the arrows represents the most rapid population growth?

Accepted Answer

A) arrow A 
B) arrow B 
C) arrow C 
A) arrow A 
B) arrow B 
C) arrow C

Question 2

You observe two female fish of the same species breeding.One female lays 100 eggs and the other female lays 1000 eggs.Which one of the following statements does not agree with the concept of fitness trade-offs?

Accepted Answer

A) The female laying 100 eggs should be able to breed more often compared to the female laying 1000 eggs. 
B) The female laying 100 eggs should live longer than the female laying 1000 eggs. 
C) The eggs from the female laying 1000 eggs should have larger yolks compared to the yolks of the eggs from the female laying 100 eggs. 
D) The female laying 1000 eggs should be larger than the female laying 100 eggs. 
A) The female laying 100 eggs should be able to breed more often compared to the female laying 1000 eggs. 
B) The female laying 100 eggs should live longer than the female laying 1000 eggs. 
C) The eggs from the female laying 1000 eggs should have larger yolks compared to the yolks of the eggs from the female laying 100 eggs. 
D) The female laying 1000 eggs should be larger than the female laying 100 eggs.

Question 3

Figure 52.14  
-Looking at Figure 52.14,what is contributing significantly to stabilizing population size over time?

Accepted Answer

A) no migration 
B) low migration 
C) high migration 
D) none of the above 
A) no migration 
B) low migration 
C) high migration 
D) none of the above

Question 4

If 60 snow geese were alive in 1926 and 856 existed in 2001,what is r?

Accepted Answer

A) 0)070 
B) 0)035 
C) 0)094 
A) 0)070 
B) 0)035 
C) 0)094

Question 5

Figure 52.1  
-In Figure 52.1,which of the following survivorship curves implies that an animal may lay thousands of eggs,of which a regular number die each year on a logarithmic scale?

Accepted Answer

A) curve A 
B) curve B 
C) curve C 
D) none of the above 
A) curve A 
B) curve B 
C) curve C 
D) none of the above

Question 6

Figure 52.8  
-Which of the two graphs in Figure 52.8 shows a population of organisms that has a strong population cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) (a) 
B) (b) 
A) (a) 
B) (b)

Exam 52: Population Ecology

Figure 52.4 -In Figure 52.4,which of the arrows represents the most rapid population growth?

You observe two female fish of the same species breeding.One female lays 100 eggs and the other female lays 1000 eggs.Which one of the following statements does not agree with the concept of fitness trade-offs?

Figure 52.14 -Looking at Figure 52.14,what is contributing significantly to stabilizing population size over time?

If 60 snow geese were alive in 1926 and 856 existed in 2001,what is r?

Figure 52.1 -In Figure 52.1,which of the following survivorship curves implies that an animal may lay thousands of eggs,of which a regular number die each year on a logarithmic scale?

Figure 52.8 -Which of the two graphs in Figure 52.8 shows a population of organisms that has a strong population cycle?

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Water and Carbon: the Chemical Basis of Life

Protein Structure and Function

Nucleic Acids and the Rna World

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Cellular Respiration and Fermentation

Photosynthesis

The Cell Cycle

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Dna and the Gene: Synthesis and Repair

How Genes Work

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Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes

Analyzing and Engineering Genes

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