#Question id: 4622
#Section 2: Evolution
Catastrophism, meaning the regular occurrence of geological or meteorological disturbances (catastrophes), was Cuvierʹs attempt to explain the existence of
#Question id: 12314
#Section 4: Behavioural Ecology
#Question id: 10649
#Section 2: Evolution
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
#Question id: 10634
#Section 1: Ecology
Consider a population which is changing from one generation to the next as per the equation N(t) = R*N(t-1), where N(t) represents the size of the population at time t and R is a constant growth parameter. Under what condition is the population likely to go extinct?
#Question id: 4621
#Section 2: Evolution
DNA sequences in many human genes are very similar to the sequences of corresponding genes in chimpanzees. The most likely explanation for this result is that