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4. Vocabulary for $100
Any abiotic or biotic factor that restricts the numbers, reproduction, or distribution of organisms
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5. Limiting Factors
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6. Vocabulary for $200
The maximum number of individuals in a species that an environment can support for the long term
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7. Carrying Capacity
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8. The number of males and females in each of the three age groups
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The number of males and females in each of the three age groups
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9. Age Structure
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10. Vocabulary for $400
Permanent disappearance from the biosphere when the last member of the species dies
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11. Extinction
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12. Vocabulary for $500
The ability of any organism to survive when subjected to abiotic or biotic factors
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13. Tolerance
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14. Community Ecology for $100
Before plants can inhabit a rocky area, soil must be present. A pioneer species must start the process of soil formation. Identify the pioneer species below.
Insect
Lichen
Weed
Fern
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15. B-Lichen
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16. Community Ecology for $200
After a community is disrupted by a large scale event, such as a forest fire, a new community if formed through which process?
Primary Succession
Secondary Succession
Soil Formation
Climax Succession
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17. B-Secondary Succession
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18. Community Ecology for $300
What event is most likely to initiate primary succession?
Logging
Forest Fire
Heavy Rain
Volcanic Eruption
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19. D-Volcanic Eruption
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20. Community Ecology for $400
Which statement would you NOT use to describe succession?
It is gradual
It is orderly
It is predictable
It is random
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21. D- it is random
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22. Community Ecology for $500
Correctly order the below developments starting with Primary succession.
Small Annual Plants
Lichens
Bare Rock
Perennial Herbs/Grasses
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23. 3,2,1,4
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24. Population Dynamics for $100
Which limiting factor is density-independent?
Disease
Drought
Competition
Food Supply
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25. B-Drought
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26. Population Dynamics for $200
An experiment is conducted in which species are introduced into an environment. Accidentally, too many animals were introduced, exceeding the carrying capacity. What is most likely to occur?
The animal population will decrease
The animal population will increase
The animal population will experience exponential growth
The animal population will experience logistical growth
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27. A-the Population will decrease
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28. Population Dynamics for $300
Mice are an example of r-strategists because:
They produce few offspring
They expend great energy raising their young
They produce many offspring
They maintain pop. Nearing K.
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29. C-They produce many offspring
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30. Population Dynamics for $400
Correctly label the below pictures of dispersion
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31. Clumped Uniform Random
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32. Population Dynamics for $500
There are 1,596 Royal fans in an area of 3 km^2. What is the population density of Royal fans?
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33. 532 fans/km^2
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34. Human Population for $100
Identify the term: A population has an equal number of births and deaths
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35. ZPG
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36. Human Population for $200
Georgia, a country in Western Asia, had a birthrate of 11 and a death rate of 11 in What was the PGR?
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37. 0 percent
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38. Human Population for $300
Which event appears to coincide with a gradual increase in human population?
Bubonic plague
Farming
Industrial Revolution
Plowing and Irrigation
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39. C-Industrial Revolution
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40. Human Population for $400
Thousands of years ago, what factor kept the human population level below the environment’s K?
Technological Advances
Better medicines
ZPG
Environmental Conditions
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41. D-Environmental conditions
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42. Human Population for $500
In analyzing the age structure of a population, you discover that an extraordinarily high percentage of the population is younger than the age of reproductive maturity. What type of growth will the population probably experience in the future?
Growth rate will remain the same
Slow, steady growth increase
Rapid growth
Negative growth
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43. C-Rapid Growth
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44. Biodiversity for $100
Which type of biodiversity includes populations and abiotic factors that support them?
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45. Ecosystem Diversity
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46. Which type of biodiversity adds more genes to the gene pool?
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Which type of biodiversity adds more genes to the gene pool?
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47. Genetic Diversity
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48. Which picture shows greater diversity?
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Which picture shows greater diversity?
A B
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49. B
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50. In which location would you expect to find greater species diversity?
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In which location would you expect to find greater species diversity?
Canada
Costa Rica
Mexico
United States
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51. B-Costa Rica
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52. Which represents an indirect economic value of biodiversity?
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Which represents an indirect economic value of biodiversity?
Food
Clothing
Flood protection
medicines
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53. C-Flood Protection
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54. Final Jeopardy

55. Name for a chain of Amino Acids

56. Polypeptide