Georgia Military College: BIO 124 Week 8 quiz. Score 100 %. 15 Questions and Answers.

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BIO 124 Week 8 quiz If the growth rate increases, what happens to the doubling time? Select one: a. Remains the same b. Increases c. Increases, then decreases d. Decreases Which of the ... following organisms tend to exhibit a type I survivorship curve? Select one: a. Oysters b. Large mammals Which of these is NOT a density-dependent factor which controls population size? Select one: a. Parasites b. Competition c. Fire All of the following are characteristics of an opportunistic species except _ (blank) _. Select one: a. Fast to mature b. Little or no care of offspring c. Short life span d. Small individuals e. Few offspring What are the sequence of events that occur during demographic transition? Select one: a. There is a decrease in birthrate followed by a decrease in death rate b. There is a decrease in death rate followed by an increase in birthrate c. There is an increase in death rate followed by a decrease in birthrate d. There is an increase in death rate followed by an increase in birthrate e. There is a decrease in death rate followed by a decrease in birthrate All of the following are characteristics of an equilibrium species except _ (blank) _. Select one: a. Long life span b. Large individuals c. Fast to mature What is the maximum rate of natural increase of a population that can occur under ideal conditions? Select one: a. Population growth b. Biotic potential An organism's biotic potential is affected by all of the following except _ (blank) _. Select one: a. The rate of immigration into an area What are the factors that affect population size where the percentage of individuals killed remains the same regardless of population size? Select one: a. Biotic-independent factors b. Density-dependent factors c. Density-independent factors All of the following are density-independent factor which affects a population except _ (blank) _. Select one: a. Fire b. Disease What are population members that are the same age and have the same chances of surviving? Select one: a. A family b. A metapopulation c. Biotic potential d. A cohort Each of the following is a major factor in determining the risk of extinction in an equilibrium species that is unable to migrate except _ (blank) _. Select one: a. Size of geographic range b. Size of local population c. The number of different species in an area Ecology is defined as the study of _ (blank) _. Select one: a. Organisms as they interact with other organisms and their physical surrounding What is the term for the place where an organism lives? Select one: a. Habitat What is the maximum population that the environment can support for an indefinite period of time? Select one: a. Replacement reproduction b. Demographic transition c. Biotic potential d. Carrying capacity [Show More]

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