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#Question id: 12778


A population of white-footed mice becomes severely overpopulated in a habitat that has been disturbed by human activity. Sometimes intrinsic factors cause the population to increase in mortality and lower reproduction rates in reaction to the stress of overpopulation. Which of the following is an example of intrinsic population control?

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles
  1. Owl populations frequent the area more often because of increased hunting success.
  2. Females undergo hormonal changes that delay sexual maturation and many individuals suffer depressed immune systems and die due to the stress of overpopulation
  3. Clumped  dispersion  of  the  population  leads  to  increased  spread  of  disease  and  parasites  resulting  in  a population crash.
  4. All of the resources (food and shelter) are used up by overpopulation and much of the population dies of exposure and/or starvation.

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#Question id: 11401

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

In a hypothetical situation, a bacterium lives on the surface of a leaf, where it obtains nutrition from the leafʹs nonliving, waxy covering, while inhibiting the growth of

other microbes that are plant pathogens. If this bacterium gains access to the inside of a leaf, it causes a fatal disease in the plant. Once the plant dies, the bacterium

and its offspring decompose the plant. What is the correct sequence of ecological roles played by the bacterium in the situation described here? Use only those that

apply.

1.  nutrient recycler          2.  mutualist            3.  commensal              4.  parasite          5.  primary producer

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#Question id: 11402

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

How can prokaryotes be considered to be more successful on Earth than humans?

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#Question id: 11403

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Several categories of risk of species extinction have been defined. A species can be determined as critical endangered if there is considered to be

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#Question id: 11404

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

You were discovered 4 species in forest, their characteristic as following,

A specie eat only bamboo;

B species eat fruits of many tree species;

C species Short life span;

D species low population variability .

Which of the following species characteristics have been proposed as more prone to extinct?

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#Question id: 11405

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Vulnerability to extinction can be linked to species following characteristics. Which of the following statement are correct?

A. Endemism species are more prone to extinction than fragmented

B. Species that are capable of migrating between fragments of habitat, such as between mainland areas and islands, may be more resistant to extinction

C. Population variability species are less prone to extinct

D. Species with naturally long life spans may be more likely to become extinct

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#Question id: 11406

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is true for a critically endangered species?