Population Ecology

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If you have a lot of offspring but do not provide parental care you are described as...

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r- selected

Front

As a population grows, it will most likely stop growing at what size?

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Carrying Capacity

Front

Which kind of growth does the human population follow? It is described as a J-shaped curve. Options: Exponential Growth, Logistic Growth, Outstanding Growth, Minimal Growth

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Exponential Growth

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A population is...

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A group of one species in one area

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Which dispersion pattern is described by organisms being spaced out equally? Options: Uniform, Random, Clumped, None of these

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Uniform

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What will happen to the population when the death rate is larger than the birth rate?

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shrink

Front

What will happen to the population when the birth rate is larger than the death rate? Options: grow, shrink, stay the same

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grow

Front

What is the carrying capacity of the following graph? Options: 1000, 8000, 800, 600

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1000

Front

Refer to the diagram of the survivorship curve.
Which curve best describes an organism that invests a lot of energy in parenting? Options: A, B, C, this is not a survivorship curve

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C

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Which survivorship curve represents a species where most of the individuals live through their lives and die of old age? Options: Type 1, Type 2, Type 3

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Type 1