Population Ecology - Campbell Biology | Biology+

Course

General Biology

Study Pack

Set 1: Introduction: Evolution and Themes of Biology

Set 2: The Chemical Context of Life

Set 3: Water and Life

Set 4: Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life

Set 5: The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules

Set 6: A Tour of the Cell

Set 7: Membrane Structure and Function

Set 8: An Introduction to Metabolism

Set 9: Cellular Respiration and Fermentation

Set 10: Photosynthesis

Set 11: Cell Communication

Set 12: The Cell Cycle

Set 13: Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles

Set 14: Mendel and the Gene Idea

Set 15: The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance

Set 16: The Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Set 17: From Gene to Protein

Set 18: Regulation of Gene Expression

Set 19: Viruses

Set 20: DNA Tools and Biotechnology

Set 21: Genomes and Their Evolution

Set 22: Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life

Set 23: The Evolution of Populations

Set 24: The Origin of Species

Set 25: The History of Life on Earth

Set 26: Phylogeny and the Tree of Life

Set 27: Bacteria and Archaea

Set 28: Protists

Set 29: Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land

Set 30: Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants

Set 32: An Overview of Animal Diversity

Set 33: An Introduction to Invertebrates

Set 34: The Origin and Evolution of Vertebrates

Set 35: Plant Structure,Growth,and Development

Set 36: Resource Acquisition and Transport in Vascular Plants

Set 37: Soil and Plant Nutrition

Set 38: Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology

Set 39: Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals

Set 40: Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function

Set 41: Animal Nutrition

Set 42: Circulation and Gas Exchange

Set 43: The Immune System

Set 44: Osmoregulation and Excretion

Set 45: Hormones and the Endocrine System

Set 46: Animal Reproduction

Set 47: Animal Development

Set 48: Neurons,Synapses,and Signalling

Set 49: Nervous Systems

Set 50: Sensory and Motor Mechanisms

Set 51: Animal Behaviour

Set 52: An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere

Set 53: Population Ecology

Set 54: Community Ecology

Set 55: Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology

Set 56: Conservation Biology and Global Change

Set 53 Population Ecology

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Set 53 Population Ecology

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which of the following sets of measurements is the most useful when studying populations?

A)density, dispersion, and demographics of a population
B)gene frequency over time and the ratio of reproductive to nonreproductive individuals
C)annual precipitation averages and mean annual temperatures
D)minimum and maximum amounts of precipitation and annual temperature extremes
E)ratio of predators and the number of immigrants and emigrants

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Population ecologists are primarily interested in

A)studying interactions among populations of organisms that inhabit the same area.
B)understanding how biotic and abiotic factors influence the density, distribution, size, and age structure of populations.
C)how humans affect the size of wild populations of organisms.
D)how populations evolve as natural selection acts on heritable variations among individuals and changes in gene frequency.
E)the overall vitality of a population of organisms.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Elephants and sea turtles are both long-living vertebrates.What type of survivorship curve would you expect to see for these two species,respectively?

A)Type 1 and Type1
B)Type 1 and Type111
C)Type 1 and Type11
D)Type 11 and Type11
E)Type 111 and Type111

Answer