Population Ecology

Front

Which of the following organisms would be the best to use QUADRAT sampling to estimate the population size? Options: wolves, whales, dandelions (wish flowers), sea turtles

Back

dandelions (wish flowers)

Front

Which method is best to estimate the size of a population of animals? Options: mark and recapture, count them all, quadrat sampling.

Back

mark and recapture

Front

What kind of distribution pattern do meerkats exhibit when they hang out clustered together in groups for protection?

Back

clumped

Front

Distribution pattern of wildflowers: random, uniform, clumped, linear

Back

random

Front

What would most likely be the benefit of the moose on Isle Royale being distributed randomly and solitary along the island?

Back

they are less likely to be preyed upon by the wolves

Front

If density is the number of organisms in a given area, which box has the higher density?

Back

the picture on the left has a higher density