In this graph, the prey and predator populations periodically increase and decrease. This is an example of which type of population growth?

Q: Where is the growth rate the fastest on a logistic growth curve? at the inflection point O in the…

A: A logistic growth curve is an S-shaped curve that is exhibited by the population when the resources…

Q: A population is expected to grow exponentially when the population size is close but below the…

A: Population can be defined as a group of individuals of same species.Population can show variation in…

Q: Within a food chain, a prey- predator relationship cause both population to oscillate”. Give an…

A: Large magnitude oscillations can occur in the predator-prey relationship if the predators have…

Q: Question: Competition is an interaction in which one population is the food source for another.…

A: In an Ecosystem, many species co-exist. Co-existence is very essential for the survival of species.…

Q: In the paired ODE model, the factor that contributes to the growth of the population of the…

A: The predator and prey work together in the ecosystem to maintain equilibrium. Predator are the…

Q: Year Fish Population 2000 2001 2002 10 50 75

A: The population of fish possibly grew because of abundant amount of food available and lesser…

Q: How did the population growth curve with many predators compare with normal population growth curve?…

A: Introduction Populations reach the carrying capacity (K) of their environment as competition grows…

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: In one case, the removal of the predator increased the competitively dominant species and in the…

A: Community structure is regulated by several factors including species interactions, abiotic factors,…

Q: In population ecology, which of the following would increase N? O emigration density dependence…

A: Population size is basically number of individuals which are present at particular sphere . It is…

Q: Which of the following would directly cause a population to shift from exponential to logistic pa…

A: Growth of population depends on the availability of natural resources . Environment can suport…

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: If you removed the foxes from this community, what would your graph look like? The number of mice…

A: Here, the second statement is true.

Q: As population densities approach the carrying capacity what are two biotic factors that would…

A: The study of organisms in their indigenous environment is called ecology. The carrying capacity in…

Q: If a group of predators is added to a community with a population of prey that is growing…

A: Populations reach the carrying capacity (K) of their environment as competition grows and resources…

Q: When an environment has reached its carying capacity for a certain population, which of the…

A: Emigration is the process of an individual leaving one habitat to settle in another different…

Q: Is the changing buffalo population size caused by a changing predator population size?”

A: Population size increase or decrease depends on many parameter of an environment.  In every…

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: make a prediction about the effects that future human population growth will have on the following:…

A: Human population growth if left uncontrolled , will gradually lead to our extinction . I say this…

Q: What is the best explanation for a decrease in a population of wolves in an area?   A. The amount…

A: The ecological community consists of different types of organisms and species. Individuals in the…

Q: What happens to the prey species when the predator species population increases? Why? What happens…

A: Introduction: • An animal that is hunted and killed by another animal known as predator for food is…

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

A: The species maintain the structure uniformity, function, reproduction that maintains its genetic…

Q: Both intraspecific and interspecific competition affect population growth. Which of the following…

A: The population growth rate is depends on the availability of resources and presence of competition.…

Q: This growth trend depicted on the graph is called_, which means the population grows without limits.…

A: Answer: b) exponential population growth

Q: The number of individuals that occur per unit area is calleda. populationb. population growth.c.…

A: Step 1 Population ecology is the study of all aspects of the population found in an area and the…

Q: Figure 5-3 Factors That Affect Population Growth The numbers of individuals that are born, that die,…

A: In the given figure, it is suggested that the size of the fish population is affected by several…

Q: In the Lotka-Volterra predator-prey equations, the term a b N prey N predator describes: The rate…

A: Introduction The Lotka–Volterra equations, often known as the predator–prey equations, are a pair of…

Q: A population of 265 swans are introduced into Hudson Bay. The population's birth rate is 0.341…

A: A population of 265 swans is introduced into Hudson Bay. The population's birth rate (b) = 0.341…

Q: Which of the following factors stabilizes population growth into an S-shaped curve? A. a low number…

A: Carrying capacity is the term which describes the maximum population a place accommodate its…

Q: State 4 pieces of info that is necessary to calculate the ecological footprint for any human…

A: The ecological footprint is the measure of the impact of humans on the earth's ecosystem, which…

Q: Mean Foraging Flock vs. Alone 70 60 Chart 50 40 30 20 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17…

A: Introduction:  Grey‐cheeked Fulvetta first demonstrated the experiment on the foraging behavior of…

Q: Which graph best displays the patterns of population abundances as a result of the Lotka-Volterra…

A: The answer to this question is graph B. Many of the most interesting dynamics in nature have to do…

Q: The graph shows the world human population size and growth rate over time. How are the two sets of…

A: Population Growth Rate :-   It expresses the ratio between the annual increase in the 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: Select the density-dependent factors that can affect population growth rates from the options…

A: In ecology, the size as well the growth of the population are limited on various factors. When the…

Q: If the predator population decreases in a top-down trophic cascade, what happens to the other…

A: A trophic cascade in which the top consumer/predator dominates the primary consumer population is…

Q: What kind of growth is represented in this graph? population A Exponentiat B: Decline C: Grew then…

A: The population's per capita (per person) rate of growth remains constant not depended on population…

Q: Which of the following factors stabilizes population growth into an S-shaped curve? a. limited…

A: Increases in a population's or a dispersed group's membership are referred to as population growth.…

Q: Population growth is exponential for the human population. It is an example of a positive feedback…

A: The size of a population keeps changing and it depends upon factors such as food availability,…

Q: In the Lotka-Volterra equations for predator (P) and prey (V) population sizes, shown below, what…

A: Carrying capacity is the average number of population size for a particular species in a particular…

Q: The Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model is incredibly closely related to Lotka-Volterra competition…

A: The correct answer is option B- Tilman's R* model.

Q: D Time Which letter represents the carrying capacity of the environment? (A, B, C, D, E?) Which…

A: This graph shows the popular curve.here initial it is lag phase where the population is increasing…

Q: If the deer population is decreasing what would you expect to happen to the

A: In ecosystem many trophic levels present, each trophic levels is occupied by various species. Such…

Q: Which world region has the highest population growth rates? Which world region has the lowest…

A: Introduction The term "population" usually refers to the number of people living in a specific area,…

Q: fish population have the greatest potential for growth and

A: Positive rate of growth that a lot of fertility rate of fish compared to the mortality in…

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

A: The decrease in marine population has become one of the major concerns for the aquatic ecosystem.…

Q: Population growth that is dependent on the number of individuals A. Arithmetic Growth B. Carrying…

A: Each population has the tendency to grow. Population may show several types of growth pattern such…

Q: If a population growing exponentially double in size in 3 years,what is the intrinsic rate of…

A: Exponential growth equation is - Nt = N0ert where, Nt = Population after time  't'            N0 =…

Q: In the Lotka-Volterra equations for predator (P) and prey (V) population sizes, shown below, what…

A: Carrying capacity is the average population size for a particular species in a particular habitat…

Communities and Ecosystems

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