Compare/contrast K and r - selected species. Discuss their population growth curves.

Q: *refer to picture for graph* Calculate the rate of population growth for each of the three species…

A: Population growth rate is measured by following formula a) Mussel 1  = (present/past)1/n - 1 = (1400…

Q: Use each of the terms below only once to complete the passage. carrying capacity population density…

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Q: Mark Recapture can be written as M N = R Define each term. Use this equation to answer the following…

A: Introduction  A population is the total number of people who live in the same area. The population…

Q: Select the statement that is best supported by this survivorship curve.

A: Survivorship Curve It is a graph showing the number of individuals of a given species surviving to…

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Q: A population has 50 individuals in it, but the habitat's carrying capacity is 100 individuals. The…

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Q: Mortality, natality, immigration, emigration. Per capita growth rate Growth rate Population density…

A: Introduction :  A population is any group or species of organisms that may interbreed, exist in a…

Q: escribe the logistic model of population growth give the characteristics of species that follow this…

A: The simplest example of population growth is binary fission in protozoa and microbes starting with 1…

Q: Based upon r or Ro, is the population growing, declining, or stable? How often do we get a new…

A: Net Reproductive Rate  It can be defined as the number of offsprings a women can produce in her life…

Q: What is the defintion of population size

A: A group of the same type of individuals that share the same habitat and natural resources and is…

Q: population size, density, and dispersion are.

A: Population is the group of individual of a species living in a particular area. Population is the…

Q: Which of the following methods will provide information to an ecologist about both the size and…

A: Which of the following methods will provide information to an ecologist about both the size and…

Q: A survivorship curve for a K-selected species would show a stable population and then a drop at a…

A: A population is a group of individuals that belong to the same species.

Q: Describe the exponential model of population growth give the characteristics of  species that follow…

A: Growth is defined as the increase in size and shape of a cell or an organism over a period of time.…

Q: With the help of suitable diagram describe the logistic population growth curve.

A: The logistic growth curve is also known as the S-shaped curve.  It represents the growth of the…

Q: How is population growth related to carrying capacity?

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Q: What effect does such a bottleneck have on the future population? Give a brief description of its…

A: The phenomenon where the size of a population is severely reduced is known as bottleneck. This is…

Q: Know how exponential growth of a population differs from logistic growth.

A: The size of a population for any species is not a static parameter, it keeps changing with time.…

Q: List some densitydependent factors that limit population growth.

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Q: describe how population growth is calculated and how the growth rate interacts with population size…

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Q: What factors help explain the differences in human population growth in different countries

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Q: In most populations, population size remain near the carrying capacity as long as limiting factors…

A: Limiting resources are considered as the carrying capacity for any population.

Q: Describe a population bottleneck and how it impacts the effective population size (Ne). Then list…

A: A population bottleneck is an event that radically decreases the size of a population. The…

Q: A population bottleneck will typically result in; A larger, more diverse population A smaller, less…

A: Answer- A smaller,more diverse population.

Q: Briefly explain how each demographic parameter can affect a population. This can be in terms of…

A: Population is a reproductively interactive group of animals of a single species. A few individuals…

Q: Plot the survivorship curve and indicate what type it is given the following data:

A: A survivorship curve is the graphical  illustration of the number of individuals in a population…

Q: omplete the graphic organizer below to snow thne differences between these key terms. Factors…

A: An ecosystem is a geographical region comprised of living (biotic) and non-living(abiotic) factors…

Q: Compare and contrast density dependent limiting factors and density independent limiting factors…

A: A limiting factor is any biotic or abiotic factor that regulates the size of the population.

Q: Show how you build the logistic model for population growth from the exponential model equation?…

A: A population shows exponential growth if there is no limitation on growth. All members have abundant…

Q: Which of the following is NOT true regarding population density? As population densities increase,…

A: We have to identify statement which is not true regarding population density.

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A: The population of fish got decreased because there must have been competition for limited food…

Q: N/K”for a population can represent:a.environmental resistance.b.logistic component.c.population size…

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Q: The relative abundance of any one species within a community of many species is known as   a.…

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A: A population is the group of individuals of a species present in a habitat.

Q: The mark-recapture method is used to estimate the population size of mountain yellow-legged frogs in…

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Q: Articulate the difference between population size and population density.

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Q: Distinguish between the exponential and logistic growth of a population and describe the nature of…

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Q: Interpret graphical population data to determine whether the population exhibits logistic or…

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Q: stochasticity is a result of temporal variation in demographic rates a. demographic

A: The correct answer of the given option is a. Demographic stochasticity is a result of temporal…

Q: Use the logistic equation to estimate population size two generations (Nt+2) after a population was…

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Q: The Shannon Diversity index calculates a value based on species evenness importance richness…

A: Answer : Richness

Q: Use the graphs to answer the question below. In each of the figures, the x-axis represents time, and…

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Q: Aquatic ecologists have used the number of fish caught by the fishing industry to show in many cases…

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Q: Describe how each of the limiting factors in the simulation affected population growth and carrying…

A: * Limiting factor may be something that will constrains a population size or slows or stops from…

Q: The effective population size is often much smaller than the basic number of individuals in a…

A: Solution The number of breeding individuals in an idealised population with the same genetic drift…

Q: Discuss reasons why population numbers would be important and how this data could be used to manage…

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Q: Choose which terms belong with which correct definition. Definitions Terms Change in population size…

A: Population growth pyramids are the graphical representation of the different age groups of…

Communities and Ecosystems

Ecology contains two words: Eikos means dwelling, and logy means to study, so the combined meaning is studying habitat or living.