Population Size — Unit test Answers

Bottleneck events are always caused by the death of most of a species’ population.

A quaternary consumer species would be expected to have a smaller population than a secondary consumer species.

Which of the following conditions would lead to a small population size?

Which of the following selection pressures is responsible for the limited evolutionary changes experienced by alligators and other crocodilians?

Orange trees planted in a grove or orchard would most likely fall in which category of population distribution?

The Great Burdock plant’s seeds have spines on them that attach to the fur of animals that brush against it. The seed then travels with the animal until it eventually falls off, which spreads the plant’s seeds farther than the plant could have done. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

There are approximately 35,000 bald eagles in Alaska, which covers 586400 square miles. What is the population density for the bald eagles in Alaska?

Which of the following is not a part of Darwin’s theory of evolution?

Which of the following is most likely an example of genetic drift resulting from the founder effect?

It is advantageous for a predator to prey exclusively on a single prey species.

Which of the following statements about logistic growth curves is true?

What discovery led Darwin to develop his theories on adaptation?

How can an increase in biodiversity lead to an increase in ecosystem stability?

Variation of ecological habitats within a species is characteristic of which type of diversity?

Which of the following species would you most expect to be distributed according to a regular pattern?