EEB 3407 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
arithmetic mean Correct Answers the average
carrying capacity Correct Answers -r/s
community ecology Correct Answers populations of different
species interacting
ecology Correct Answers total relations of an organism to its
organic and inorganic environment
ecosystem ecology Correct Answers multiple communities and
their environment
exponential growth Correct Answers density independent
growth
Four aspects of ecology Correct Answers observation, theory,
experiment, serendipity
geometric mean Correct Answers ln of all numbers, averaged ,
reversed and raised to the e
global ecology Correct Answers planet as a biosphere
harmonic mean Correct Answers reciprocal of each number,
averaged, reversed and reciprocated
How do populations typically move through the different growth
types? Correct Answers Orthologistic, exponential, logistic
, How does the age of reproduction effect the rate of growth in a
growing population? Correct Answers older age slows growth
rate
How does the age of reproduction effect the rate of growth in
declining populations? Correct Answers young age increases
the rate of decline
How many of the Socolow and Pacala wedges would be
sufficient to halt our increases in carbon in the air? Correct
Answers 7/15
In a chaotic population, what happens to the results when the
initial population is slightly changed? Correct Answers Slight
changes in the realm of chaos can make large differences in the
results
individual ecology Correct Answers single organisms, behavior
and physiology
logistic growth Correct Answers density limited growth
median Correct Answers number where half the set is above
and below
midpoint Correct Answers half of the addition of the highest
and lowest numbers of a set
mode Correct Answers most common number in a set
arithmetic mean Correct Answers the average
carrying capacity Correct Answers -r/s
community ecology Correct Answers populations of different
species interacting
ecology Correct Answers total relations of an organism to its
organic and inorganic environment
ecosystem ecology Correct Answers multiple communities and
their environment
exponential growth Correct Answers density independent
growth
Four aspects of ecology Correct Answers observation, theory,
experiment, serendipity
geometric mean Correct Answers ln of all numbers, averaged ,
reversed and raised to the e
global ecology Correct Answers planet as a biosphere
harmonic mean Correct Answers reciprocal of each number,
averaged, reversed and reciprocated
How do populations typically move through the different growth
types? Correct Answers Orthologistic, exponential, logistic
, How does the age of reproduction effect the rate of growth in a
growing population? Correct Answers older age slows growth
rate
How does the age of reproduction effect the rate of growth in
declining populations? Correct Answers young age increases
the rate of decline
How many of the Socolow and Pacala wedges would be
sufficient to halt our increases in carbon in the air? Correct
Answers 7/15
In a chaotic population, what happens to the results when the
initial population is slightly changed? Correct Answers Slight
changes in the realm of chaos can make large differences in the
results
individual ecology Correct Answers single organisms, behavior
and physiology
logistic growth Correct Answers density limited growth
median Correct Answers number where half the set is above
and below
midpoint Correct Answers half of the addition of the highest
and lowest numbers of a set
mode Correct Answers most common number in a set
