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#Question id: 11171

Starlings often decorate their nests with sprigs of carrot leaves because

#Section 1: Ecology
  1. It is a signal to other starlings to leave the nest site alone
  2. The leaves interfere with the development of nest mites, a parasitic species
  3. It camouflages the nest site
  4. They are attracted to the green color
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#Question id: 16794

#Section 5: Applied Ecology & Evolution

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) can be contracted only if _______
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#Question id: 3261

#Section 2: Evolution

A parent population (P) is change into daughter populations (Q) which grow in habitats. After 1000 generations, the equilibrium frequency distribution of of the daughter populations is shown in the figure below. For reference, the vertical line represents the mean of the parent population. Which type of natural selection?
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#Question id: 4562

#Section 2: Evolution

Which stratum should contain the greatest proportion of extinct organisms?
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#Question id: 11716

#Section 2: Evolution

Macroecology addresses patterns of range size and population density. Which of the following statements is true?
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#Question id: 10707

#Section 1: Ecology

Based on the intermediate disturbance hypothesis, a community’s species diversity is increased by