In some animal species, social organization involves the establishment of a system of ordered social rank instead of the occupancy of territories. Such a system of ordered social rank is referred to as a __________. 

#Question id: 10603

#Section 2: Evolution

The population size of a bird increased from 600 to 700 in one year. If the per capita birth rate of this population is 0.50, what is its per capita death rate?

#Question id: 9213

#Section 2: Evolution

Suppose you attend a town meeting at which some experts tell the audience that they have performed a cost-benefit analysis of a proposed transit system that would probably reduce overall air pollution and fossil fuel consumption. The analysis, however, reveals that ticket prices will not cover the cost of operating the system when fuel, wages, and equipment are taken into account. As a biologist, you know that if ecosystem services had been included in the analysis, the experts might have arrived at a different answer. Why are ecosystem services rarely included in economic analyses?

#Question id: 10631

#Section 2: Evolution

To estimate the number of foxes m an area, a researcher conducted a mark-recapture survey. In the fast survey, he caught and marked 90 foxes. In his second survey a week later, he caught 120 foxes of which 40 were marked (recaptures). If you are told that the actual number of foxes in this area is 400, which of the following is a plausible explanation for the anomaly in the researcher's data? 

#Question id: 11251

#Section 1: Ecology

The highest grade of sociality in the animal world is called:

#Question id: 12809

#General Aptitude