Exam 53: Introduction to Ecology: Population Ecology

Figure 53-5 Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). -Refer to Figure 53-5.A population that produces a large number of offspring, but the offspring must survive independently, would be represented by the curve labeled:

K strategists typically produce large numbers of offspring. ____________________

In a human population with a high proportion of prereproductive individuals, the population will:

A human population that is shrinking would be characterized by:

Figure 53-3 Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). -Using the data in Figure 53-3, the cause of the decline of the wolf population in 1982 was:

Surplus individuals in the __________ disperse and find another habitat in which to settle and reproduce.

These generally have greater population densities than less suitable sites:

Which of the following series correctly represents the hierarchical organization within ecology?

The best definition of population density is:

This British clergyman and economist was one of the first to recognize that the human population cannot continue to increase indefinitely:

Which factors would have a greater influence than natural selection?

Tawny owls (Strix aluco) pair-bond for life, with both members of a pair living and hunting in adjacent, well-defined territories.Their reproduction is regulated in accordance with the resources, especially the food supply, present in their territories.Tawny owls can best described as:

Which of the following organisms would have the highest intrinsic rate of increase?

MATCHING Match the term in a growth rate equation with its definition. a.b e.K b.d f.N c.e g.r d.i -maximum number of individuals an environment can support

MATCHING Match the term in a growth rate equation with its definition. a.b e.K b.d f.N c.e g.r d.i -"x" in the equation dN/dt = xN

An exponential growth curve has a J shape. ____________________

These are good habitats where local reproductive success is greater than local mortality:

Biologists in which of the following applied disciplines must understand population ecology?

MATCHING Match the term in a growth rate equation with its definition. a.b e.K b.d f.N c.e g.r d.i -mortality

Compare and contrast r-selected and K-selected organisms.Give examples of both plant and animal species that fit each category.