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Chapter 60, Problem 2TY
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Introduction: Every species in an environment plays a crucial role in maintaining the balance of the environment. The variation and the variety of both flora and fauna population of a habitat is called as biodiversity. Greater the diversity of a habitat better is the stability. If the biodiversity shifts in a particular direction, the ecological balance of the habitat is also altered.
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A population in ecology is defined as ________.
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A. All of the species found in a given area
B. A group of organisms, some from the same species, some from other species
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D. A group of organisms, all from the same species who can interbreed
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Environments with low frequency and intensity of disturbance tend to have ________ species diversity because ______.
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A) low; the best competitors exclude any other species
B) high; disturbances kill off a large number of individuals
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D) high; more species can colonize over a longer period of time
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The island equilibrium model predicts that a small island will be able to support _____ species than a large island because the rate of _____ will be higher due to _____.
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D. Fewer; extinction; increased competition
E. Fewer; immigration; harder dispersal
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