Bio 212 Practice Quiz 3 Verified Questions And
Answers
What population density did invasive zebra mussels reach in a study we discussed? ANS
400,000/meter squared
Resources that are constant across an area are typical of this uncommon type of population dispersion:
ANS random
Bighorn rams battling it out exemplify: ANS Intrasexual selection
If the world's population was as dense as New York city, and all grouped together, how much space would
it occupy? ANS Size of Texas
The maximum rate of population increase with unlimited resources is: ANS exponential
Scale-eating fish exemplify: ANS balancing selection
The Island scrub jay and western scrub jay are an example of: ANS founder effect
The example with Parus major in Vlieland, the Netherlands, exemplifies: ANS gene flow
The New Zealand Kakapo shows a relationship between hatching failure and size of; ANS bottleneck
effect
Which is NOT a population characteristic? ANS Mortality
The distribution of Great Blue Heron Colonies tends to be: ANS uniform
Which does not tend to reduce variation among populations over time? ANS mutation
, In the equation dN/dt=rN, what is r? ANS instantaneous (intrinsic) per capita growth rate
The human world population as of 2020 was growing at a rate of: ANS 1.05%
Why is the allele diversity lower for Apennine yellow-bellied toads in northern Italy than in southern
Italy? ANS the southern population is more protected from parasites and pathogenes
How long would it have taken tribbles on the Starship Enterprise to fill the ship if their food source had
not been toxic to them? ANS 4.5 days
Which species fares best in Wisconsin, with the loss of Dogwood, facing the fungus Discula destructive?
ANS Beech trees
Male color polymorphism in wild guppies exemplifies: ANS balancing selection
Apart from immigration and emigration, what determines population size? ANS births minus deaths
What caused bison populations in Yellowstone to increase from 21 in 1902 to 250 in 13 years? ANS
protection from hunting
What does Nt=N0ert calculate? ANS future population size
Which is not a population process? ANS spatial distribution
Darwin's finches experiencing sympatric speciation on the Galapagos Islands exemplifies: ANS
disruptive selection
Which type of disperson within populations is the most common? ANS clumped
Answers
What population density did invasive zebra mussels reach in a study we discussed? ANS
400,000/meter squared
Resources that are constant across an area are typical of this uncommon type of population dispersion:
ANS random
Bighorn rams battling it out exemplify: ANS Intrasexual selection
If the world's population was as dense as New York city, and all grouped together, how much space would
it occupy? ANS Size of Texas
The maximum rate of population increase with unlimited resources is: ANS exponential
Scale-eating fish exemplify: ANS balancing selection
The Island scrub jay and western scrub jay are an example of: ANS founder effect
The example with Parus major in Vlieland, the Netherlands, exemplifies: ANS gene flow
The New Zealand Kakapo shows a relationship between hatching failure and size of; ANS bottleneck
effect
Which is NOT a population characteristic? ANS Mortality
The distribution of Great Blue Heron Colonies tends to be: ANS uniform
Which does not tend to reduce variation among populations over time? ANS mutation
, In the equation dN/dt=rN, what is r? ANS instantaneous (intrinsic) per capita growth rate
The human world population as of 2020 was growing at a rate of: ANS 1.05%
Why is the allele diversity lower for Apennine yellow-bellied toads in northern Italy than in southern
Italy? ANS the southern population is more protected from parasites and pathogenes
How long would it have taken tribbles on the Starship Enterprise to fill the ship if their food source had
not been toxic to them? ANS 4.5 days
Which species fares best in Wisconsin, with the loss of Dogwood, facing the fungus Discula destructive?
ANS Beech trees
Male color polymorphism in wild guppies exemplifies: ANS balancing selection
Apart from immigration and emigration, what determines population size? ANS births minus deaths
What caused bison populations in Yellowstone to increase from 21 in 1902 to 250 in 13 years? ANS
protection from hunting
What does Nt=N0ert calculate? ANS future population size
Which is not a population process? ANS spatial distribution
Darwin's finches experiencing sympatric speciation on the Galapagos Islands exemplifies: ANS
disruptive selection
Which type of disperson within populations is the most common? ANS clumped
