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#Question id: 12570

Extinction is a natural phenomenon. It is estimated that 99% of all species that ever lived are now extinct. Why then do we say that we are now in a biodiversity crisis?

#Section 5: Applied Ecology & Evolution

Humans are ethically responsible for protecting endangered species.
Scientists have finally identified most of the species on earth and are thus able to Quantify the number of species becoming extinct.
The current rate of extinction is high and human activities threaten biodiversity at all levels.
Humans have greater medical needs than at any other time in history, and many potential medicinal compounds are being lost as plant species become extinct.

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#Question id: 16874

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

A randomly selected sample of 1,000 college students was asked whether they had ever used the drug Ecstasy. Sixteen percent (16% or 0.16) of the 1,000 students surveyed said they had. Which one of the following statements about the number 0.16 is correct?

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#Question id: 8855

#Section 2: Evolution

A spongeʹs structural materials (spicules, spongin) are manufactured by the

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#Question id: 16892

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology

A test to screen for a serious but curable disease is similar to hypothesis testing, with a null hypothesis of no disease, and an alternative hypothesis of disease. If the null hypothesis is rejected treatment will be given. Otherwise, it will not. Assuming the treatment does not have serious side effects, in this scenario it is better to increase the probability of:

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#Question id: 11184

#Section 4: Behavioural Ecology

Eggs that develop into adults without being fertilized are

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#Question id: 11177

#Section 4: Behavioural Ecology

Intraspecific competition can result in individuals migrating from