BIO 182 MODULES 5 UPDATES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

BIO 182 MODULES 5 & 6 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026 UPDATES 100% VERIFIED
BY EXPERTS

WhichAgroupAisAnotAaApopulation?

A.APeople

B.ABacteria

C.AGiantApandas

D.ABarkAscorpions

E.AAllAfourAgroupsAareApopulationsA-ACORRECTAANSWER-E

HowAwouldAyouAestimateAtheAnumberAofAwhalesAinAaApopulation?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
MarkAandArecapture

TrueAorAFalse?ASamplingAquadrantsAwouldAbeAtheAbetterAmethodAforAestimatingAtheAnumberAofAw
halesAinAaApopulation.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-False;AbyAputtingAdownAlittleAsub-
samplesAandAcountingAhowAmanyAwhalesAareAinAthere,AthoseAwhalesAcouldAleaveAandAswimAsome
whereAelseAsoAthatAwhenAyouAputAaAquadrantAdownAsomewhereAelse,AthatAsameAwhaleAmightAhav
eAcomeAupAagainAasAtheyAareAmobileAorganisms.ATherefore,AmarkAandArecaptureAwouldAbeAaAbette
rAmethodAforAestimatingAtheAnumberAofAwhalesAinAaApopulation.

TrueAorAFalse?AMarkAandArecaptureAwouldAbeAtheAbetterAmethodAforAestimatingAtheAnumberAofAsa
guarosA(cacti)AinAaApopulation.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
False;AunnecessaryAbecauseAtheseAplantsAdon'tAmove.ASamplingAwouldAbeAaAbetterAmethodAforAn
on-mobileAorganisms.

TrueAorAFalse?ATheAshrinkingApopulationAbetweenA1965AandA1970AcouldAhaveAresultedAfromAaAdec
reaseAinAtheAbirthArateAorAanAincreaseAinAtheAdeathArate.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
True;AitA"could"AbeAeitherAofAthese.

TrueAorAFalse?ATheAgrowingApopulationAbetweenA1985AandA1995AcouldAhaveAresultedAfromAaAdecr
easeAemigrationAorAanAincreaseAinAimmigration.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
True;AitA"could"AbeAeitherAofAthese.

, WhyAdoAbluegillsAnestAonAtheAedgeAofAtheAlake?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
TheAhabitatAinAtheAshallowAwaterAmightAreceiveAmoreAsolarAradiation,AholdsAmoreAzooplanktonA(
whichAisAwhatAtheyAeat),AmoreAprotectiveAoverAyoungAthanAitAinAdeeperAwaterAwhereAlargerAfishAr
eside,AmoreAalgaeAforAtheAfishAtoAhideAin,AwarmerAwaterAforAembryosAtoAdevelopAquicklyAandAenh
anceAsurvival/fitness.

Activity:AWriteAaAFigureALegendA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
BluegillsApreferAcertainAwaterAtemp;AwhenAgivenAaAchoiceAbetweenA27AdegreesAcelsiusAandA31Ade
greesAcelsius,AbluegillsAspentAaAmajorityAofAtheirAtimeAatA31AdegreesAcelsius.

TrueAorAFalse?AIfAmalesAcompeteAforAspace,AaAlargeAmaleAwillAlikelyAforceAaAsmallAmaleAtoAspendAle
ssAtimeAonAtheAsideAofAtheAtankAwithAtheAoptimalAtemperature.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
True;AifAmalesAcompeteAforAspace,AlargeAmalesAwillAforceAsmallAmalesAout.

TrueAorAFalse?ABothAmodelsAassumeAthatAnoAindividualsAimmigrateAintoAtheApopulation.A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-False;AtheyAdoAnotAassumeAthatAnoAindividualsAimmigrate.



TrueAorAFalse?ACompetingAspeciesAareAmoreAlikelyAtoAcoexistAifAtheirAgrowthAratesA(r1AandAr2)Aincr
ease.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
False;AR1AandAR2AactuallyAdon'tAhaveAanAeffectAonAwhetherAspeciesAcoexist,Ainstead,AtheyAchangeA
theArateAatAwhichAtheApopulationAgrows,AtowardsAit'sAcarryingAcapacity;AitAdoesn'tAhaveAanyAeffect
AonAwhetherAtwoAspeciesAcoexist,AonlyAhowAquicklyAthoseAspeciesAcanAgrowAwhenAtheirApopulatio


nsAareAsmall;AK1AandAK2,AasAwellAasAalphaAandAbeta,AhaveAaAlargerAeffect.

TrueAorAFalse?AParameciumAareAmostAlikelyAtoApersistAatAintermediateAtemperatures?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-


False;AtheAcompetitiveAeffectAisAgoingAtoAbeAlargestAandAatAintermediateAtemps,AparameciumAwillAl
ikelyAgoAextinct;AitAwillAlikelyApersistAatAhighAandAlowAtemps.

Activity:AWriteAaAFigureALegendA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
ParameciumAwentAextinctAwhenAcompetingAwithAcompendiumAatA26Adegrees,AbutApersistedAatA22
AdegreesAandA30Adegrees.



WhatAisAcoevolution?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-ReciprocalAevolutionAbetweenAtwoAorAmoreAspecies.

TrueAorAFalse?AAApairAofAspeciesAengagedAinAcomensalismAcanAcoevolve.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
False;AonlyAoneAmemberAreceivesAaAbenefit.

HowAcanAseveralAspeciesAofAdungAbeetlesAcoexist?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
ThereAhasAtoAbeAsomethingAaboutAtheirAnichesAthatAdiffer;AifAtheyAbothAeatAdung,AitAcan'tAbeAwhatA
theyAeat,AbutAthereAhasAtoAbeAsomethingAelseAthatAkeepsAthemAfromAout-
competingAoneAanother;AthereAhas