If additional DNA sequence evidence shows that yeast genes for synthesizing proteins are more similar to protein-synthesizing genes in bacteria than those in archaea, a modern systematist would ________.

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#Question id: 12466

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is a density-independent factor that could limit a population of high-altitude butterflies?

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Review the formula for effective population size. Imagine a population of 1,000 small rodents. Of these, 300 are breeding females, 300 are breeding males, and 400 are nonbreeding  juveniles.  What is the effective  population size?

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

If the sex ratio in a population is significantly different from 50:50, then which of the following will always be true? 

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

A population of strictly monogamous swans consists of 40 males and 10 females. What is the effective population size (ne) for this population?

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#Question id: 12470

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

An ecologist recorded 12 white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, per square mile in one woodlot and 20 per square mile on another woodlot. What was the ecologist comparing?

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#Question id: 12471

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

To measure the population density of monarch butterflies occupying a particular park, 100 butterflies are captured, marked with a small dot on a wing, and then released. The next day, another 100 butterflies are captured, including the recapture of 20 marked butterflies. One would estimate the population to be