Ecologist Robert Macarthur observed that five species of similar warblers coexisted on spruce trees because they

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Which of the following tends to increase potassium secretion by the cortical collecting tubule?

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Furosemide (Lasix) is a diuretic that also produces natriuresis. Which of the following is an undesirable side effect of furosemide due to its site of action on the renal tubule?

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

According to the competitive exclusion principle, two species cannot continue to occupy the same

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Prairie dogs once covered the expanses of the Great Plains. Their grazing made the grass more nutritious for the huge herds of bison, and a variety of snakes, raptors, and mammals   preyed on the rodents. In fact, the black- footed ferret (now endangered) specialized in prairie dog predation. Today, growing housing and agricultural developments have covered many prairie dog towns. Which of the following statements about prairie dogs is true?

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The sum total of an organism's interaction with the biotic and abiotic resources of its environment is called its

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Use the following diagram of Joseph Connell's study of barnacle distribution in Scotland to answer the following two questions

Which of the following is the most logical conclusion about the distribution of the two species of barnacle, Chthamalus and Balanus?