The smallest population of a species that is likely to be able to survive in the long term is called the_________ . When suitable habitat for a given species is split up into areas that are too small to support a large enough population, this is called_______ . One way to maintain large enough populations is to set up core reserves of suitable habitat, connected by_______ .

Q: For a conservation biologist interested in sustaining populations of the organisms below, why would…

A: A forest-breeding warbler that suffers poor nesting success in small, fragmented forest patches.…

Q: Which of the following is not true of a population of largepredators in a small reserve?a. The…

A: In a predator-prey relationship, the organism that feeds upon the other is called a predator, while…

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: The figure shows three species of beetles (A, B, C) that live on an island together. Which of the…

A: Introduction Beetles Belong To The Coleoptera Order, Which Is Part Of The Endopterygota Superorder.…

Q: The total number of species present in a community is called the   a. species evenness.   b.…

A: A community is a group of organisms living in the same place or having a particular characteristic…

Q: Which of the following events would decrease competition for resources in an ecosystem? a disease…

A: The structural and practical unit of ecology is the environment. It is characterized as the…

Q: Which of the following measures only the total number of species in a community? Species Richness O…

A: Species diversity is resolved not just by the quantity of species inside a natural community, that…

Q: In winter, the snowshoe hare diet primarily consists of buds from bog birches. Which of the…

A: The snowshoe hare  is a North American hare species sometimes known as the variable hare or snowshoe…

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: 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: The ecology lab did a mark-recapture study on grasshoppers in a field at Possum Creek MetroPark.…

A: Mark-recapture technique is used to determine the population density or estimate size of population.…

Q: A(n) ________ ecologist studying frogs would examine the preferred nesting locations of frogs.   A.…

A: Ecology refers to the study of the environment. It helps in understanding the physiology of the…

Q: Which of the following could qualify as a bottom-up control on a grassland community? (A) limitation…

A: Ecosystem: It is a collaboration of living organisms such as plants and animals with non-living…

Q: Which of the following would be considered density-independent factors that could affect the growth…

A: Density  independent factors are those factors which are independent on the density of the…

Q: Overexploitation, when so many individuals are removed that a population can no longer sustain…

A: 1. Decline of one species in the community affects other species also. It occurs due to the all…

Q: If an ecosystem is greatly altered by the removal of a species, that species is referred to as    A.…

A: Endangered species are those which are on verge of extinction. Their number has decreased by huge…

Q: how two species with a negative biotic interactions can still coexist

A: Species interactions Species interactions are defined as the relations between different organisms…

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: Conservationists will take snow geese off the endangered species list when the population hits…

A: The unlimited resources are found in exponentially and continuously growing species.

Q: What would a random distribution of species in an environment indicate? that females are…

A: The spatial arrangement of any biological species in a particular region or habitat is called…

Q: species’ population dynamics

A: Population Dynamics is related to ecology ( study of living organisms with relation to environment).…

Q: Which of the indices listed would you use ito answer each of the following questions? Answers…

A: Has the fish community changed in Alcyon Lake over time? -A. Survivorship How many mice are in my…

Q: redation influences demography and individual fitness in some ecological settings. Discuss scenarios…

A: Ecological interactions between organisms are also responsible for maintaining balance in the…

Q: If the human species suffered a population crash, name three species that might move in to occupy…

A: The position occupied by a species to a specific environmental condition within an ecosystem is…

Q: Biodiversity is     the variety of life in the world or a particular habitat or ecosystem.     a…

A: The correct option is a i.e  the variety of life in the world or a particular habitat or ecosystem…

Q: Species with a capacity for a high rate of population growth are called o-selected species O…

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Q: How does the number of different prey species available to an organism affect the number of…

A: Prey species are population of animals in which predators feed in

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: Carrying capacity is defined as a species’ average population size in an environment. Which of the…

A: Carrying capacity:Carrying capacity is the typical population size of a species in a given habitat.…

Q: A farmer is struggling to control the population of a certain insect on his farm. After researching…

A: There are certain insects which act as a pest of economically important crops like…

Q: If the ecologist placed 12 kangaroo rats in the area between the patches and the animals followed an…

A: The ideal free distribution hypothesis states that the number of organisms should remain constant…

Q: The Canary Islands are a volcanic island chain off the western coast of Africa with a larger…

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

A: The natural world is made up of two important components- biotic and biotic. The living organisms…

Q: A recent United Nations analysis report gathered data on declines in biodiversity across the world.…

A: Human beings can cause extinction of a species through over-harvesting, deforestation, the loss of…

Q: The size of the population of a species in an ecosystem is determined by the ___________ factors and…

A: There are two factors in ecosystem Namely Biotic factor and Abiotic factor.

Q: The population size of a species capable of being supported by the environment is called its…

A: As the human population is not a static element, population growth is one of the world's biggest…

Q: The Density-dependent limiting factor, density-independent limiting factor, logistic population…

A: Population growth: Population is the number of individuals present in a given area, so population…

Q: True or False. If abrupt or rapid environmental changes occur in a small island, a local species…

A: Evolution is a change is the species characteristics with over time.

Q: Are your importance values similar to importance values for the same species in the other community?…

A: We are not taking any reference from any data given in the question. Species diversity is a measure…

Q: Carrying capacity is the minimum population size of a species that the environment can sustain…

A: Carrying capacity was earlier determined by counting the number of animals that could graze/survive…

Q: What are the implications of the "bottleneck effect" for wildlife managers who try to help…

A: The bottleneck effect is an extreme case of genetic drift that occurs when a population's size is…

Q: Keystone predators increase the intensity of competition prey on species at random always prey on…

A: Correct Option is 4 i.e. prevent competitive exclusion by preying on competitors.

Q: Which of the following conditions tend to destabilize populations (e.g. make extinctions more…

A: Lotka - Volterra rule - This model accepts that the prey utilization rate by hunter is…

Q: In a food web, two different species can directly affect each other’s abundance via _ competition or…

A: In a food web, two different species can directly affect each other’s abundance via interspecific…

Q: An ecologist studied how many kangaroo rats could be supported in two different habitats, a…

A: Humans rely on ecosystems for a variety of unseen services. For example, ecosystems provide foods,…

Q: Species richness quantifies the amount of money each species is valued at on the biodiversity stock…

A: Species richness quantified?

Q: Sheep are an conic species in the western United States, however, their population size is…

A: A metapopulation is the population of patches that can be occupied or are not occupied by a species.…

Communities and Ecosystems

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