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Introductory Biology

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Set 37 Population Ecology

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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The study of the factors that influence changes in a population's size is

A) population dynamics.
B) population geology.
C) population dispersion.
D) population density.
E) population ethology.

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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The brown tree snake in Guam had a ______of about 100 snakes per hectare,which is approximately equal to two American football fields.

A) population density
B) population distribution
C) death rate
D) growth rate
E) population

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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The difference between a population and a community in the same location is that

A) a population includes all the living organisms, while a community is the physical location in which they live.
B) a population includes members of one species, while a community includes multiple species populations.
C) a community includes members of one species, while a population includes multiple species.
D) a population includes members of one species, while a community includes its nonliving environmental resources.
E) a community is an isolated subpopulation of a larger population of a species.

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