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1
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What is clumped dispersion pattern

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Animals live in small groups
uneven food distribution
abundant food
ex. fish

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2
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What is the biological hierarchy of org

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subatomic
atom
molecule
organelle
cell
tissure
organs
organ systems
organism
population
community
ecosystem

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3
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What are the 4 advantages of clumped pop dispersion

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better mating
more protection
better hunting
child rearing

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4
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What are characteristics of random pop dispersion

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not many needs or there are plenty of resources
uniform food
abundant food
ex. plants, weedsW

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5
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What are chars of uniform pop dispersion

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Competing for food
uniform food
scarce food
ex. birds of prey

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6
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What are the 3 sampling method

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Quadrat, transect, mark recapture

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7
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Which sampling mthod involves lines

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transect

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8
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Chars of quadrat method

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toss a square count stuff inside and use as ratio
for small, slow orgs
easy, cheap
bad on uneven ground and clumps

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Chars for transect method

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involves a line whre observations are done
for large and small animals
can be more mobile, accurate, uneven ground
expensive and labourous

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10
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Chars of mark recapture mthod

pros, cons

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capture, mark, release and recapture and get data
any type of animal
however you must capture animals until you get a marked one
and factors could lead to innacurate data
(animal learning, birth, death, migration)

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11
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What is the equation for density

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D = N/A
equation for Quadrat
D = N/A = Ntotal/Atotal

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12
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Crude density vs ecological density

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of indiv in the total area of habitat
usually lower density
less accurate
vs
# of indive in the total area of livable habitat
does not count the areas where the org could not live
usually higher
not useful when habitat changes as species develops

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13
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Niche meaning and relation to other species

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All the factors that a species needs to thrive
niche can change depending on other species in area

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14
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What Is replacement rate

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The rate of which people need to reproduce to replace themselve
usually higher than 2, lower is better, more developed

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15
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What bio hierarchy does pop dynamics cover

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Ecosystem
community
population

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16
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What bio hierarchy does endocrine and excretory system cover

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organism
organism systems
organs
tissues

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17
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What bio hierarchy does the metabolic process cover

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cellj
organelle
molecules

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18
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What bio hierarchy does biochem cover

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molecule
atom
subatomic

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19
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What is clumped dispersion pattern
(resources dist and abund,interactions, ex)

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Resources - uneven and abundant
positive interactions
fish schools, mussel

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What is Random dispersion pattern
(resources dist and abund,interactions, ex)

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Resources - uniform, abundant
neutral
plants and weeds

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What is Uniform dispersion pattern
(resources dist and abund,interactions, ex)

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Resources - uniform and scarce
neg interactions
birds of prey (not penguins)

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22
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Describe type 1 demo graph and meaning
(mortality, offspring, gestation, parental, size, ex)

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Gradual decline in beginning
suddenly steep
things die of old age
Mortality - late
offspring - few
gestation - long
parental - long
org size - large
ex - elephants

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23
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Describe type 2 demo graph and meaning
(mortality, offspring, gestation, parental, size, ex)

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decline is constant, death always likely
Mortality - mid
offspring - mid
gestation - mid
parental - mid
org size - small
ex - birds, reptile

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Describe type 3 demo graph and meaning
(mortality, offspring, gestation, parental, size, ex)

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Steep decline in beginning
Slower decline as age increases
Mortality - early
offspring - many
gestation - short
parental - short
org size - small
ex - sea turtle

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25
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What is fecundity

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the ability for a species to produce offspring
average kids women makes in lifetime

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26
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What factors affects fecundity

6

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age of sexual maturity
max reproductive age
gestation period
num of kids
amt of parent care
sex ratio

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27
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Examples of density independent pop factors

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Natural distubances
Climate change
Pollution(all except humans)

28
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Examples of density dependent pop factors

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predations
disease
competition for resourcs
allee effect

29
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What is sampling in terms of population study

uses

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take data from a large area and use it to estimate data on whole
for pop size, density, dispersion
(quadrat, transect, mark and recapture )

30
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What is survey in terms of population study

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Everything is counted in the calculation
for pop size, density, dispersion
not an estimation

31
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What is tracking in terms of population study

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Monitors indiv animals
for behavior, migration patterns, dispersion

32
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what is the total area occupied by a population called

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Geological range

33
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What is the specific environment a pop can live that is determined by biotic and abiotic factors

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Habitat

34
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What is population meaning

A

group of a species that live in a particular area

35
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What is a cohort

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Group of of indivs of around the same age

36
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What is demography

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Study of the factors that affect population size
study of the changes in characteristics of a population

37
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dif between logistic and exponential growth

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Exponential is when there is unrestricted growth, theoretical
only accounts for intrinsic factors
Logistic is what actually happens, plateaus

38
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What is carrying capacity

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Max pop envmt can carry

39
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What is predation interaction, ex

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pos- neg
rabbit , lynx
pop changes sinusoidal , lynx pop follow rabbit pop

40
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what is herbivory interaction and ex

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pos-neg
can be pos neutral
leaf cutter ants
plant does not always die from it

41
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What is symbiosis interaction and ex

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interaction can vary
species having physically close ecological association with each other
- live tgt, long term
obligate or facultative

42
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what is batesian vs mullerian mimicry

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Batesian - harmless org mimics harmful org
Mullerian - harmful org mimics each others warning signal bc they share predator

43
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What is competition exclusion principle

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2 species of same niche cannot coexist

44
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What are the defense mech

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Camouflage
mimicry
structural
behavioral
chemical

45
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What is structural defense mech, ex

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When the defense is something to do with the outside, comes into contact with pred
shell, spikes

46
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what is behavioral def mech, ex

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Doing something to defend or flee
playing dead, herding, mobbing
school of fish, opossum

47
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what is chemical def mech, ex

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org releases odours or poison to deter pred
skunk, monarch butterflies

48
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What is camouflage def mech, ex

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org has similar colouration to environment , for hiding
mimic octopus, chameleon

49
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interspecific vs intraspecific competition

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intra - same species (mates, food)
inter - diff species (food, space)

50
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interference vs exploitative competition

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interference - org directly limits other orgs access to resouces (usually by harming indiv)
ex . lions take food from cheetahs
exploitative - org limits other org access to resource because they are better (indirect)
ex. birds and ants looking for seedsW

51
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what is resource partitioning and application to competition exclusion princip

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species will take diff parts from the same habitat to avoid competition
allows species with similar or overlapping niches to coexist
ex. 2 types of barnacles on a rock

52
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How have humans counteracted neg impact of increasing pop (food, space, disease, defense)

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food - gardens, greenhouses
space - build up
disease- vaccines, healthcare
defense - weapons, tanks, guns

53
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pos and negs of domestion of animals

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p - protection, food, workers
n - takes up resources, possible disease

54
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pos and negs of agriculture

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p - more food, govt, jobs, village living
n - rotting, pesticides, diff diet, pollution

55
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pos and negs of industrial rev

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p - jobs, new materials, efficiency, transportation, low cost
n - pollution, deforestation, wage cap, bad working conditions

56
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What is ecological deficit

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resources used and waste that exceed biocapacity

57
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What is doubling time

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time it takes for a given pop to double in size

58
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What are the phases of demographic transition model

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5
preindustrial
transitional 1
transitional 2
ind
post ind

59
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chars of pre ind on demo transition model (birth r, death r, growth)

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birth r - high
lots of death
death r - high
disease
growth - stable

60
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chars of trans 1 on demo transition model (birth r, death r, growth)

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birth r - high
has not realized yet
death r - falling
more food, meds, trade
growth - rapid increase

61
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chars of trans 2 on demo transition model (birth r, death r, growth)

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birth r - rapid fall
higher cost of kids, women rights
death r - stable
old age
growth - increase

62
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chars of industrial phase on demo transition model (birth r, death r, growth)

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birth r - low
family planning
death r - low
new meds
growth - stable high

63
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chars of post ind on demo transition model (birth r, death r, growth)

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birth r - falling
death r - low, rising
growth - decrease

64
Q

What is the equation for mark and recapture sampling method?

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num of recaptures in second catch / total num in second catch
= num of total marked indiv / total pop

65
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How do you calculate logistic growth rate

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Delta N =
rmax * N *((K-N)/K)

66
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What is (K-N)/K

A

what fraction of carrying capacity is still available

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