Question 1

Organisms that produce many offspring would best be characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) a convex survivorship curve 
B) a concave survivorship curve 
C) a linear survivorship curve 
D) a sigmoidal survivorship curve 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) a convex survivorship curve 
B) a concave survivorship curve 
C) a linear survivorship curve 
D) a sigmoidal survivorship curve 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 2

__________________ is the process by which individuals disperse out of a population.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________________ is the process by which individuals...

Question 3

The per capita rate of increase can be used to estimate changes in population size in species with non-overlapping generations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following indicates a population in decline?

Accepted Answer

A) R0 = 6.01 
B) R0 = 0.601 
C) R0 = 0 
D) R0 = - 0.601 
E) R0 = - 6.01 
A) R0 = 6.01 
B) R0 = 0.601 
C) R0 = 0 
D) R0 = - 0.601 
E) R0 = - 6.01

Question 5

Studies by Korpimäki and Norrdahl in western Finland showed that kestrel and owl densities closely follow variation in vole densities with little delay or lag time.They attributed this rapid numerical response to the

Accepted Answer

A) rapid rates of reproduction in the kestrel and owl populations. 
B) nomadic nature of the kestrel and owl populations. 
C) sedentary nature of mature individuals in the kestrel and owl populations. 
D) lack of adequate predator defenses in the vole populations. 
E) rapid rates of reproduction in the vole populations. 
A) rapid rates of reproduction in the kestrel and owl populations. 
B) nomadic nature of the kestrel and owl populations. 
C) sedentary nature of mature individuals in the kestrel and owl populations. 
D) lack of adequate predator defenses in the vole populations. 
E) rapid rates of reproduction in the vole populations.

Question 6

Korpimaki and Norrdahl's research on voles (prey)and kestrels and owls (predators)suggest that the predator's population dynamics are

Accepted Answer

A) a functional response. 
B) a numerical response. 
C) in response to vole densities. 
D) both a functional response and a numerical response. 
E) both a numerical response and in response to vole densities. 
A) a functional response. 
B) a numerical response. 
C) in response to vole densities. 
D) both a functional response and a numerical response. 
E) both a numerical response and in response to vole densities.

Question 7

Which of the following are mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A) nx : mortality rate 
B) lx : survivorship history 
C) R0 : net reproductive rate 
D) mx : average number offspring per individual 
E) x : age/time interval 
A) nx : mortality rate 
B) lx : survivorship history 
C) R0 : net reproductive rate 
D) mx : average number offspring per individual 
E) x : age/time interval

Question 8

A group of subpopulations living in spatially isolated patches connected by exchange of individuals among patches is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) micropopulation. 
B) megapopulation. 
C) isopopulation. 
D) allopopulation. 
E) metapopulation. 
A) micropopulation. 
B) megapopulation. 
C) isopopulation. 
D) allopopulation. 
E) metapopulation.

Question 9

The geometric rate of increase cannot be a negative number.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Individuals born during a specified time period are grouped as a __________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Individuals born during a specified time period...

Organisms that produce many offspring would best be characterized by which of the following?

__________________ is the process by which individuals disperse out of a population.

The per capita rate of increase can be used to estimate changes in population size in species with non-overlapping generations.

Which of the following indicates a population in decline?

Studies by Korpimäki and Norrdahl in western Finland showed that kestrel and owl densities closely follow variation in vole densities with little delay or lag time.They attributed this rapid numerical response to the

Korpimaki and Norrdahl's research on voles (prey)and kestrels and owls (predators)suggest that the predator's population dynamics are

Which of the following are mismatched?

A group of subpopulations living in spatially isolated patches connected by exchange of individuals among patches is called a(n)

The geometric rate of increase cannot be a negative number.

Individuals born during a specified time period are grouped as a __________________________.

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Exam 10: Population Dynamics

Organisms that produce many offspring would best be characterized by which of the following?

__________________ is the process by which individuals disperse out of a population.

The per capita rate of increase can be used to estimate changes in population size in species with non-overlapping generations.

Which of the following indicates a population in decline?

Studies by Korpimäki and Norrdahl in western Finland showed that kestrel and owl densities closely follow variation in vole densities with little delay or lag time.They attributed this rapid numerical response to the

Korpimaki and Norrdahl's research on voles (prey)and kestrels and owls (predators)suggest that the predator's population dynamics are

Which of the following are mismatched?

A group of subpopulations living in spatially isolated patches connected by exchange of individuals among patches is called a(n)

The geometric rate of increase cannot be a negative number.

Individuals born during a specified time period are grouped as a __________________________.

Introduction to Ecology: Historical Foundations and Developing Frontiers

Life on Land

Life in Water

Population Genetics and Natural Selection

Temperature Relations

Water Relations

Energy and Nutrient Relations

Social Relations

Population Distribution and Abundance

Population Growth

Life Histories

Competition

Exploitative Interactions: Predation, herbivory, parasitism, and Disease

Mutualism

Species Abundance and Diversity

Species Interactions and Community Structure

Primary Production and Energy Flow

Nutrient Cycling and Retention

Succession and Stability

Landscape Ecology

Geographic Ecology

Global Ecology

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