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In exponential population growth, r increases as population size increases.
Pregunta 2
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Population growth rates are usually close to r(max).
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If r=0.2 for a population, population size is:
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Carrying capacity, or K, is:
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variable in time and space
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an indicator of fecundity
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fixed for each population
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a feature of exponential population growth
Pregunta 5
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Logistic population growth is density-dependent.
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Population growth rate can be defined as:
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change in number of individuals per unit time
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the maximum number of individuals a habitat can support
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birth rate x death rate
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mass gained by individuals per unit time
Pregunta 7
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A hurricane wipes out most of a population of palm trees. This type to limiter of population growth is:
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density-dependent
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density-independent
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negative exponential
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logistic
Pregunta 8
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What kind of population growth curve is this?
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linear
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logistic
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exponential
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parabolic
Pregunta 9
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Exponential population growth is density-independent.
Pregunta 10
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In what type of species would r(max) be highest?
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young age-at-maturity, few offspring
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young age-at-maturity, many offspring
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old age-at-maturity, many offspring
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old age-at-maturity, few offspring
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What limits growth of hare populations?
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predation by lynx
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food availability
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space
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both a and b
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none of the above
Pregunta 12
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Which of the following statements about metapopulations is FALSE?
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a metapopulation is a population of populations
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populations that have gone extinct can be restored
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overall population size (summing all patches) is constant
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there are 'core' populations that never go extinct
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In a metapopulation, there is a balance between extinction and (re)colonization.
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Many of the hypotheses that have been developed to explain population cycles (including in hares) involve:
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Projections for human population growth depend primarily on what factor?
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infant mortality rates
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overall survivorship
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fertility rates in women
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disease eradication
Pregunta 16
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Which of the following is TRUE about the current status of the human population?
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the population is increasing, but r is decreasing
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the population is increasing; r=0.5
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the population is increasing, and r is increasing
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the population is stable; r (population growth rate) = 0
Pregunta 17
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You are a human demographer, and you see an age pyramid that looks like the figure below. What would you say about this population?
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the population is growing rapidly
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none of the above
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the population is dominated by people past reproductive age
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the population has reached carrying capacity