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#Question id: 9244

One characteristic that distinguishes a population in an extinction vortex from most other populations is that

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

it is a rare, top-level predator.
its effective population size is lower than its total population size.
its genetic diversity is very low.
it is not well adapted to edge conditions.

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#Question id: 11982

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is a behavioral pattern that results from a proximate cause?

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#Question id: 11983

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is a behavioral pattern resulting from an ultimate cause?

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#Question id: 11984

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The proximate causes of behavior are interactions with the environment, but behavior is ultimately shaped by

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#Question id: 11985

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

In the territorial behavior of the stickleback fish, the red belly of one male elicits attack from another male by functioning as

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#Question id: 11986

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following statements is (are) true of fixed action patterns?

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#Question id: 11988

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

If mayflies lay eggs on roads instead of in water, this behavior could involve which of the following?