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#Question id: 9219

If the sex ratio in a population is significantly different from 50:50, then which of the following statements will always be accurate?

#Section 2: Evolution
  1. The population will enter the extinction vortex.
  2. The genetic variation in the population will increase over time.

  3. Modeling of the minimum viable population size will underestimate the actual population size.

  4. The effective population size will be less than the actual population size.
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#Question id: 12351

#Section 1: Ecology

All the resources a species could potentially use describe its ____________.
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#Question id: 3300

#Section 2: Evolution

In a population individuals having heterozygous phenotype are more favored than either homozygous, under such condition-
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#Question id: 10868

#Section 1: Ecology

Which of the following relationships describes competition?
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#Question id: 4585

#Section 2: Evolution

The cow Bos primigenius (which is bred for meat and milk) has a smaller brain and larger eyes than closely related wild species of ungulates. These traits most likely arose by ________.
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#Question id: 3400

#Section 2: Evolution

Which of the following influence effective population size?

a. Sex ratio

b. variation between individuals in reproductive success

c. Fluctuations in population size

d. Small breeding group