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#Question id: 13170


Which of the following events might you predict to occur if the tilt of Earth's axis relative to its plane of orbit was increased 33.5 degrees?

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles
  1. Summers and winters in the United States would likely become warmer and colder, respectively.
  2. Winters and summers in Australia would likely become less distinct seasons.
  3. Seasonal variation at the equator might decrease.
  4. Both northern and southern hemispheres would experience summer and winter at the same time.
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#Question id: 10645

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The logistic equation above is used to describe the rate of change of a population, N, with time, t, where r is the intrinsic rate of increase and K is the carrying capacity. dn/dt is isoclines when 

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#Question id: 10646

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Four sampling unit of Area occupy by species having following number is 00, 20, 10, 20. What is abundance of that species?

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#Question id: 10647

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Use the graph to answer the following question


In the figure, which of the following survivorship curves implies that an animal may lay many eggs, of which a regular number die each year on a logarithmic scale?

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#Question id: 10648

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which statements about K are correct?

I) K varies among populations.

II) K varies in space.

III) K varies in time.

IV) K is constant for any given species.

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#Question id: 10649

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

According to the logistic growth equation


A) the number of individuals added per unit time is greatest when N is one fourth of K

B) the per capita growth rate (r) increases as N approaches K

C) population growth is zero when N equals K

D) the population grows exponentially when N approaches K

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#Question id: 10650

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Following some characteristic feature of K selected species

A. semelparity 

B. Mate choice

C. Density independent mortality

D. large size of offspring

What is the above combination is correct?