Often the growth cycle of one population  has an  effect on  the cycle  of  another. As  moose populations  increase, wolf populations also increase. Thus, if we are considering the  logistic equation for the wolf population,

hich of the factors accounts for the effect on the moose population?

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Below is a list of various bird groups, with their typical age at maturity (in years). Which of these would you expect to have the greatest annual survival?

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following biomes spans the largest annual mean temperature range, but the narrowest mean precipitation range?

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Use the following figure to answer the question below

Which of the following name of biome 5, 6, 4 and 3 respectively?

#Question id: 11418

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Use the following diagram of five islands formed at around the same time near a particular mainland, as well as MacArthur and Wilson's island equilibrium model principles

Which island would likely have the lowest extinction rate?

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

There are more species in tropical areas than in places more distant from the equator. This is probably a result of

a) more predators and parasites

b) more dispersed annual solar radiation compared to the poles

c) more frequent ecological disturbances over a longer time span

d) a longer time frame without disturbances for evolution and speciation

#Question id: 11420

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

We can represent the relationship of species richness to area with the equation

Where S = number of species, and c and z are both constants

Which of the following is not a logical explanation to relationship of species richness to area?