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#Question id: 9217


Which of the following conditions is the most likely indicator of a population in an extinction vortex?

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms
  1. The species in question is found only in small, stable pockets of its former range.
  2. The effective population size of the species falls below 1,000.
  3. Genetic measurements indicate a loss of genetic variation over time.
  4. The population is permanently small.
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#Question id: 9240

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Use the following figure to answer the question.


Looking at the figure, what can you conclude about the data?


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#Question id: 9228

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Use the following figure to answer the question


Looking at the figure showing the results of forest fragmentation, what can be said about edge effects?

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#Question id: 9227

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

A land developer and several ecologists are discussing how a parcel of private land should be developed with housing while saving 20 hectares as natural habitat. The land developer suggests that the 20 hectares be divided into 20 separate 1-hectare areas, spread out across the area. The ecologists suggest that it would be better to have one intact parcel of 20 hectares on one side of the larger area. What is the significance of these different arrangements of the 20 hectares?

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#Question id: 9225

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Use the following figure to answer the question


In looking at the species-area plot in the figure, what can be concluded?


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#Question id: 9215

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Use the following figure to answer the question


Five new individuals were added to a small population of bighorn sheep in 1986, and ten more were added between 1990 and 1994. According to the figure, what occurred in this population after these additions?


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#Question id: 9207

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Loss of biodiversity matters not only with regard to mammals or other vertebrates, but also microbes. Why are microbes worthy of discovery and protection from extinction?