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#Question id: 11921

Which of the following would be considered to be a natural population in a pond? 

#Section 1: Ecology
  1. All the individuals of the genus Rana
  2. All the animals
  3. All the individuals of the species Rana pipiens
  4. All the organisms of any two species affecting each other ecologically
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#Question id: 11182

#Section 1: Ecology

In general
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#Question id: 11510

#Section 1: Ecology

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
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#Question id: 11184

#Section 4: Behavioural Ecology

Eggs that develop into adults without being fertilized are
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#Question id: 9156

#Section 2: Evolution

Generalized global air circulation and precipitation patterns are caused by ________.
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#Question id: 16897

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

In a report by ABC News, the headlines read “City Living Increases Men’s Death Risk” The headlines were based on a study of 3,617 adults who lived in the United States and were more than 25 years old. One researcher said, “Elevated levels of tumor deaths suggest the influence of physical, chemical and biological exposures in urban areas... Living in cities also involves potentially stressful levels of noise, sensory stimulation and overload, interpersonal relations and conflict, and vigilance against hazards ranging from crime to accidents.” Is a conclusion that living in an urban environment causes an increased risk of death justified?