All offspring are produced in a single reproductive event, we term this pattern semelparity. Which of the following is characteristics feature for semelparity individuals?

a) Semelparity is common in insects and other invertebrates

b) Semelparous organisms may live for many years before reproducing

c) semelparity occur only in plant

d) In semelparity, exploitation competition is more common than interference competition

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#Section 4: Behavioural Ecology

Choose the density-dependent factor that will slow population growth as population size increases.

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#Section 1: Ecology

Ecologist Robert Macarthur observed that five species of similar warblers coexisted on spruce trees because they

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#Section 1: Ecology

Which of the following statements about the ocean pelagic biome is true?

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#Section 1: Ecology

Consider a population which is changing from one generation to the next as per the equation N(t) = R*N(t-1), where N(t) represents the size of the population at time t and R is a constant growth parameter. Under what condition is the population likely to go extinct?

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#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

Suppose a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of Americans who exercise regularly is 0.29 to 0.37. Which one of the following statements is FALSE?