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#Question id: 9198

Tropical forests are being converted to farm or pasture land at an alarming rate, and one major focus is on the biodiversity and the impact to these ecosystems. What is a direct benefit to humans that helps explain why these forests need to be preserved?

#Section 2: Evolution
  1.  This diversity provides areas for coffee growing.
  2. Natural and undisturbed areas are important wildlife habitats.
  3. The diversity could contain novel drugs for consumers.
  4. The plant diversity provides shade, which lowers global warming.
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#Question id: 10731

#Section 1: Ecology

Shannon index of diversity is calculated using the equation below


Community with 5 species and evenness value is one, what will be value of Shannon index
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#Question id: 12116

#Section 4: Behavioural Ecology

Which of the following is not required for a behavioural trait to evolve by natural selection? 
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#Question id: 11247

#Section 4: Behavioural Ecology

The theoretical maximum population size that can be supported indefinitely in a given habitat is the _____________.
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#Question id: 11183

#Section 1: Ecology

Which of the following is an example of a density-independent mechanism?
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#Question id: 3319

#Section 2: Evolution

What will be the approximate effective population size in a panmictic population of 240 with 200 females and 40 polygamous males?