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Essentials of Ecology
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Ecology
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Set 1: Ecology and How to Do It
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Set 2: Ecology’s Evolutionary Backdrop
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Set 3: Physical Conditions and the Availability of Resources
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Set 4: Climate and the World’s Biomes
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Set 5: Birth, Death and Movement
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Set 6: Interspecific Competition
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Set 7: Predation, Grazing and Disease
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Set 8: Molecular and Evolutionary Ecology
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Set 9: From Populations to Communities
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Set 10: Patterns in Species Richness
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Set 11: The Flux of Energy and Matter Through Ecosystems
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Set 12: Global Biogeochemical Cycles and Their Alteration by Humans
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Set 13: Conservation Ecology
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Set 14: The Ecology of Human Population Growth, Disease, and Food Supply
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Set 14 The Ecology Of Human Population Growth Disease And Food Supply
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Set 14 The Ecology Of Human Population Growth Disease And Food Supply
Question 1
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According to Figure 14.5b,what is the range of values the global population is estimated to be in 2100 using current and medium fertility rates?
A) Approximately 6 to 27 billion
B) Approximately 16 to 27 billion
C) Approximately 10 to 27 billion
D) Approximately 6 to 27 billion.
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Question 2
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What is one reason that global hunger persists?
A) Lack of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer
B) Inadequate global food production
C) Unequal distribution of food produced
D) Under consumption when food is available
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Question 3
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If a population switched from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates,what would this be referred to as?
A) A population regression
B) A demographic transition
C) A demographic reversal
D) A population transition
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