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#Question id: 11354


C.B. Huffaker was able to maintain experimental populations of predator and prey (using species of mites) that exhibited recurring oscillations. What feature of Huffaker's experimental design was critical to this outcome?

#Section 4: Behavioural Ecology
  1. Periodic addition of small numbers of predators
  2. Periodic addition of small numbers of prey
  3. Creation of a spatially uniform habitat
  4. Creation of a spatial mosaic of suitable habitats
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#Question id: 4639

#Section 2: Evolution

If the HMS Beagle had completely bypassed the Galapagos Islands, Darwin would have had a much poorer understanding of the

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#Question id: 4640

#Section 2: Evolution

During drought years on the Galapagos, small, easily eaten seeds become rare, leaving mostly large, hard-cased seeds that only birds with large beaks can eat. If a drought persists for several years, what should one expect to result from natural selection?

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#Question id: 4641

#Section 2: Evolution

Which of the following statements is an inference of natural selection?

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#Question id: 4642

#Section 2: Evolution

Which of Darwinʹs ideas had the strongest connection to Darwin having read Malthusʹs essay on human population growth?

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#Question id: 4643

#Section 2: Evolution

The treeʹs horizontal axis is a timeline that extends from 100,000 years ago to the present; the vertical axis represents nothing in particular. The labeled branch points on the tree (V—Z) represent various common ancestors. Letʹs say that only since 50,000 years ago has there been enough variation between the lineages depicted here to separate them into distinct species, and only the tips of the lineages on this tree represent distinct species.

How many separate species, both extant and extinct, are depicted in this tree?

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#Question id: 4644

#Section 2: Evolution

The treeʹs horizontal axis is a timeline that extends from 100,000 years ago to the present; the vertical axis represents nothing in particular. The labeled branch points on the tree (V—Z) represent various common ancestors. Letʹs say that only since 50,000 years ago has there been enough variation between the lineages depicted here to separate them into distinct species, and only the tips of the lineages on this tree represent distinct species.

According to this tree, what percent of the species seem to be extant (i.e., not extinct)?