Calculate the Ro, given age specific survivorship-0.7, 0.5, 0.3 & age specific fertility-0.5,0.3,1.0

#Question id: 11443

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

To qualify as a Biodiversity Hotspot, an area must contain__:

A .At least 1,500 species of endemic vascular plants

B .At least 70 percent land covered by vascular plants

C .At least 25 threatened species of mammals

D .At least one protected area such as national park

 Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

#Question id: 11444

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Ecologist have proposed following explanation to lead maximize biodiversity at tropic.

A. Higher productivity in the tropics allows for more species present

 B. Old communities have greater species than younger community

 C. Natural enemies such as predators and parasite limit competition in the tropics, which allows more species to coexist

D. Very less intensity of disturbances in the tropics promote high succession diversity

#Question id: 11509

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

What is value of net reproductive rate?

#Question id: 11510

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Life history trait varies environmental condition, both survivorship and fecundity is habitat dependent in practice but intrinsic rate of increase can change as environmental change. Following life history trait is characteristic of r-selected species?

A) Later age at first reproduction                    B) Long generation time

C) Multiple broods per life spans                    D) Large number of offspring per brood

#Question id: 11511

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

A metapopulation is

#Question id: 11512

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The mortality rate of organisms following a type iii survivorship curve is