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Chapter41: Community Ecology

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Problem 1SA: The type of place where a species typically lives is called its _______. a. niche c. community b....

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Figure 19.6 If the major food source of seals declines due to pollution or overfishing, which of the following would likely occur? a. The carrying capacity of seals would decrease, as would the seal population. b. The carrying capacity of seals would decrease, but the seal population would remain the same. c. The number of seal deaths would increase, but the number of births would also increase, so the population size would remain the same. d. The carrying capacity of seals would remain the same, but the population of seals would decrease.
Which of the following methods will provide information to an ecologist about both the size and density of a population? a. mark and recapture b. mark and release c. quadrat d. life table
The tendency for two similar species to differ from each other more markedly in areas where they occur together is known as (a) Mllerian mimicry (b) Batesian mimicry (c) resource partitioning (d) competitive exclusion (e) character displacement
Species that have many offspring at one time are usually: a. r-selected b. K-selected c. both r- and K-selected d. not selected
The population size of a species capable of being supported by the environment is called its ________. a. limit b. carrying capacity c. biotic potential d. logistic growth pattern
_______________ competition occurs within a population, and _______________ competition occurs among populations of different species. (a) Interspecific; intraspecific (b) Intraspecific; interspecific (c) Type I survivorship; Type II survivorship (d) Interference; exploitation (e) Exploitation; interference
Most commonly, individuals of a natural population show a __________ distribution through their habitat. a. random b. clumped c. near uniform
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Population _______________ is the number of individuals of a species per unit of habitat area or volume at a given time. (a) dispersion (b) density (c) survivorship (d) age structure (e) demographics
Figure 45.10b If the major food source of the seals declines due to pollution or overfishing, which of the following would likely occur? The carrying capacity of seals would decrease, as would the seal population. The carrying capacity of seals would decrease, but the seal population would remain the same. The number of seal deaths would increase but the number of births would also increase, so the population size would remain the same. The carrying capacity of seals would remain the same, but the population of seals would decrease.
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