Imagine that height in corn plants is determined by three loci. The baseline height is 100 cm. Every + allele adds 10cm to the plant’s potential height, every – allele subtracts 10 cm from the plant’s potential height. The shortest possible plant and the tallest possible plant are mated to form an F1, what is the height of the F1?

#Question id: 11277

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

If a species is a keystone predator, then its removal from a community should

(A) Increase population size of the predator’s preferred prey

(B) decrease species diversity in the prey community

(C) decrease productivity of the predator’s preferred prey

(D) increase species diversity in the prey community

#Question id: 11278

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is true with respect to oligotrophic lakes and eutrophic lakes?

A) Oligotrophic lakes are less subject to oxygen depletion.

B) Rates of photosynthesis are lower in eutrophic lakes.

C) Eutrophic lake water contains higher concentrations of nutrients.

D)Sediments in oligotrophic lakes contain larger amounts of decomposable organic matter.

#Question id: 11279

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Ecosystem A: Actual link 10, number of species 15  

Ecosystem B: Actual link 10, number of species 20   

Connectance of ecosystem A and B

#Question id: 11280

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Ecosystem services include processes that increase the quality of the abiotic environment. Which of the following processes would fall under this category?

#Question id: 11282

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following ecosystems would likely have the largest net primary productivity per hectare and why?

#Question id: 11283

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Herbivore ingests plant material with 1000 k j energy form producer and assimilated only 200 k J energy in their blood stream; additionally herbivore invests 120 k j energy in their maintenance. What is production efficiency of that herbivore?