#Question id: 16853
#General Aptitude
#Question id: 10699
#Section 1: Ecology
Two plant species co-occur in a prairie. Species X always occurs near species Y. However, species Y often occurs in isolation from species X and produces more seeds when alone than when growing next to species X. Which of the following interactions between species X and Y could generate this pattern?
#Question id: 3480
#Section 2: Evolution
Which of the following statements about learning and behavior is correct?
A) Operant conditioning involves associating a behavior with a reward or punishment.
B) Associative learning involves linking one stimulus with another.
C) Behavior can be modified by learning, but some apparent learning is due to maturation.
D) Imprinting is a learned behavior with an innate component acquired during a sensitive period.
#Question id: 10656
#Section 2: Evolution
Which of the following is an incorrect statement about the regulation of populations?
A) The logistic equation reflects the effect of density independent factors, which can ultimately stabilize populations around the carrying capacity.
B) Density-independent factors have an increasingly greater effect as a population’s density increases.
C) High densities in a population may cause physiological changes that inhibit reproduction.
D) Because of the overlapping nature of population-regulating factors, it is often difficult to precisely determine their cause-and-effect relationships.
#Question id: 11262
#Section 1: Ecology
When a social organization consists of cooperative individuals, selection will always favor individuals that increase their personal reproductive success by __________.