Assessing Elephant Populations

Question 1

whats phylogeny

Answer 1

a diagram that depicts the lines of evolutionary descent of different species, organisms, or genes from a common ancestor.

Question 2

what was the relationship between the geographical distance between prides and the similarity of alleles

Answer 2

the close the prides are, the more similar they are genetically

Question 3

when we did the lentil counting thing, how did we find the elephant density in transect?

Answer 3

number of elephants in transect/area of transect, transect a and b

Question 4

how did we estimate the toal number of elephants in the lasndscape

Answer 4

average density (average densities of transect and b together divided by 2) multiplied by landscape area

Question 5

List 3 limiting factors that can control an elephant population.

Answer 5

Poaching, environment and weather, food availability

Question 6

Explain how competition for limited resources leads to natural selection.

Answer 6

As competition increases, resources decrease. The species that is able to fight for these resources will survive compared to those who are not able to gain resources.