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Question 31

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All of the following impact biotic potential EXCEPT

A) resource abundance.
B) the number of offspring produced each reproductive cycle.
C) chances of survivorship until sexual maturity.
D) how frequently each individual in the population reproduces.
E) the age at which reproduction ends.

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Question 32

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When a population reaches the stable equilibrium phase,this is considered

A) the carrying capacity of the environment.
B) logarithmic growth.
C) exponential growth.
D) the minimum number of individuals that the environment can sustain.
E) the slow growth stage.

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During a recent hurricane,25 individuals of the same butterfly species were blown onto a barrier island in southern Florida.During the first year,80 caterpillars hatched from eggs laid by the butterflies and only 5 individuals in the population died.What is the growth rate for the population during this period?

Which of the following statements is correct about the comparison between MDCs and LDCs?

Which of the following represents a Type II survivorship curve?

Honey bees have been declining at dramatic rates in the last few years.Colony collapse disorder has been linked to a virus and results in hives completely emptied of bees among both wild populations and domestic hives.Recently,scientists have suggested that infected bees may contaminate flowers that they visit and thus spread the disease.This is an example of a(n)

Emperor penguins defend an area around their nests.Their territory encompasses a complete circle around the nest with approximately a 0.5m radius.If each nesting penguin has this same size and shape territory,what type of distribution will these animals exhibit?

What is the greatest problem that the human population will face if we fail to have a greater understanding of ecology and environmental science?

If a population of 200 squirrels has a 10 percent growth rate each year,how many individuals will there be in the population after 3 years (assume that no deaths occur during this period) ?

What is an organism's biotic potential?

What is the carrying capacity for the population of beetles indicated by the graph?

Which of the following represents replacement reproduction?

In which of the following areas is human population growth the lowest?

Schools of parrot fish tend to remain within close proximity to coral reefs for protection from predators and for easy access to food sources.What type of distribution does this represent?

Which field of biology studies all aspects of biodiversity?

In European countries such as Italy,people are delaying childbirth and or choosing to have only one or no children.Which of the following age structure diagrams illustrates this type of trend?

During a recent hurricane,25 individuals of the same butterfly species were blown onto a barrier island in southern Florida.Prior to this event,this species did not inhabit the island,but with the ample vegetation on the island and a lack of predators,the displaced individuals were able to survive and reproduce.When the butterflies initially arrived on the island,they did not have to compete for food or space.What type of population growth did they likely exhibit?

All of the following are true about human population growth EXCEPT