Plasmodium is transmitted from human to human by the bite of a mosquito carrier. In this scenario plasmodium is the ________, the mosquito is the ________, and _______ is the role played by the human.

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#Question id: 10688

#Section 1: Ecology

For two species A and B in competition, the carrying capacities, competition coefficients, per capita growth rate and population size are

KA = 1000           KB = 1200    α of B= 1     β of A= .5       rB= .5         r A= .3                

AN= 500                  BN= 200

According to the Lotka-Volterra model, what is growth rate of species A?

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#Question id: 16760

#Section 5: Applied Ecology & Evolution

Measures of central tendency, except

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#Question id: 10581

#Section 2: Evolution

Life-history characteristics associated with K-selected organisms include

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#Question id: 10572

#Section 2: Evolution

In 2005, the United States had a population of approximately 295,000,000 people. If the birth rate was 13 births for every 1,000 people, approximately how many births occurred in the United States in 2005?

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#Question id: 4620

#Section 2: Evolution

The upper forelimbs of humans and bats have fairly similar skeletal structures, whereas the corresponding bones in whales have very different shapes and proportions. However, genetic data suggest that all three kinds of organisms diverged from a common ancestor at about the same time. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for these data?