Question 1

What would you expect as the result of "the founder effect"?

Accepted Answer

A)  A few individuals would find more mates than other individuals, and thus have a greater effect on the gene pool. 
B)  A few individuals would start a new gene pool in a situation that is isolated from the main population. 
C)  A given number of individuals would be successful at finding food; beyond this core group, any additional individuals would starve. 
D)  A given number of individuals would be successful at finding shelter; beyond this core group, any additional individuals would die through exposure or predation. 
A)  A few individuals would find more mates than other individuals, and thus have a greater effect on the gene pool. 
B)  A few individuals would start a new gene pool in a situation that is isolated from the main population. 
C)  A given number of individuals would be successful at finding food; beyond this core group, any additional individuals would starve. 
D)  A given number of individuals would be successful at finding shelter; beyond this core group, any additional individuals would die through exposure or predation.

Question 2

The lynx and the hare exhibit a(n)____________________ population cycle.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The lynx and the hare exhibit a(n)____________________...

Question 3

Environmental resistance consists only of biotic factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What type of population change would you expect to occur for monkeys in an undisturbed section of the Brazilian rain forest?

Accepted Answer

A)  cyclic 
B)  stable 
C)  explosive 
D)  irruptive 
A)  cyclic 
B)  stable 
C)  explosive 
D)  irruptive

Question 5

What determines biotic potential?

Accepted Answer

A)  the reproductive age span 
B)  how many offspring die before reproducing 
C)  the minimum viable population 
D)  irruptive populations 
A)  the reproductive age span 
B)  how many offspring die before reproducing 
C)  the minimum viable population 
D)  irruptive populations

Question 6

Species that have capacity for a high rate of population increase are called K-selected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The population size of any species is influenced by the births,deaths,immigration,and emigration that occur within each population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

____________________ density is the number of individuals in a particular population found in a particular space.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ density is the number of individuals...

Question 9

Which term is synonymous with changes in population size,density,dispersion,and age structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  demography 
B)  biotic potential 
C)  Succession 
D)  population dynamics 
A)  demography 
B)  biotic potential 
C)  Succession 
D)  population dynamics

Question 10

How did the World Health Organization control sylvatic plague in Borneo (Brunei)?

Accepted Answer

A)  by parachuting healthy cats into the infected area 
B)  by spraying the infected area with pesticide 
C)  by burning all the huts that housed infected people 
D)  by introducing lizards to the infected area 
A)  by parachuting healthy cats into the infected area 
B)  by spraying the infected area with pesticide 
C)  by burning all the huts that housed infected people 
D)  by introducing lizards to the infected area

What would you expect as the result of "the founder effect"?

The lynx and the hare exhibit a(n)____________________ population cycle.

Environmental resistance consists only of biotic factors.

What type of population change would you expect to occur for monkeys in an undisturbed section of the Brazilian rain forest?

What determines biotic potential?

Species that have capacity for a high rate of population increase are called K-selected.

The population size of any species is influenced by the births,deaths,immigration,and emigration that occur within each population.

____________________ density is the number of individuals in a particular population found in a particular space.

Which term is synonymous with changes in population size,density,dispersion,and age structure?

How did the World Health Organization control sylvatic plague in Borneo (Brunei)?

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Exam 9: Population Ecology

What would you expect as the result of "the founder effect"?

The lynx and the hare exhibit a(n)____________________ population cycle.

Environmental resistance consists only of biotic factors.

What type of population change would you expect to occur for monkeys in an undisturbed section of the Brazilian rain forest?

What determines biotic potential?

Species that have capacity for a high rate of population increase are called K-selected.

The population size of any species is influenced by the births,deaths,immigration,and emigration that occur within each population.

____________________ density is the number of individuals in a particular population found in a particular space.

Which term is synonymous with changes in population size,density,dispersion,and age structure?

How did the World Health Organization control sylvatic plague in Borneo (Brunei)?

Environmental Problems: an Introduction and Overview

Environmental History: Learning From the Past

Science, systems, matter, and Energy

Ecosystems: What Are They, and How Do They Work

Evolution and Biodiversity

Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity

Community Ecology

Applying Population Ecology: the Human Population

Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: Managing and Protecting Ecosystems

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Food and Soil Resources

Water Resources

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Risk,toxicology,and Human Health

Air Pollution

Climate Change and Ozone Loss

Water Pollution

Pest Management

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Sustainable Cities

Economics, environment, and Sustainability

Politics, environment, and Sustainability

Environmental World-views, ethics, and Sustainability

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