Which of the following is true of innate behaviors?

A) Genes have very little influence on the expression of innate behaviors.

B) Innate behaviors tend to vary considerably among members of a population.

C) Innate behaviors are limited to invertebrate animals.

D) Innate behaviors are expressed in most individuals in a population across a wide range of environmental conditions.

E) Innate behaviors occur in invertebrates and some vertebrates but not in mammals.

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#Section 1: Ecology

The accompanying figure shows population growth pattern for two species in the same habitat

Which of the following conclusions hold true?

#Question id: 10660

#Section 1: Ecology

Given below are growth equations where dN/dt is defined as

A.  rN

B. rN[(K-N)/N]

With reference to the above equations, which one of the following statements is incorrect?

#Question id: 10661

#Section 1: Ecology

Semelparous species are those that produce all of their offspring in a single reproductive event. The survivorship curve of a population of a semelparous species would most likely resemble which of the following? 

#Question id: 10664

#Section 1: Ecology

dN/dt = rN (K-N/K ) The logistic equation above is used to describe the rate of change of a population, N, with time, t, Where r is the intrinsic rate of increase and K is the carrying capacity. What is value of per capita growth rate when population size is 200 individuals? ( K= 400, r =.25)

#Question id: 10666

#Section 1: Ecology

In a experimental invertebrate population the birth rate is 1200 per 1000 and death rate is 300 per 1000 per generation. Initial population size is 10000. What is value of NET reproductive rate?

#Question id: 10670

#Section 1: Ecology

To estimate the number of foxes in an area, a researcher conducted a mark-recapture survey. In the first survey, he caught and marked N number of foxes. In his second survey a week later, he caught 120 foxes of which 90 were unmarked (recaptures). If you are told that the actual number of foxes in this area is 400, what is value of N in this area?