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Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering Population Ecology Virtual Lab II Experiments

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Effect of Predator Efficiency on Equilibrium Densities & Pop. Stability

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1. The main factors in population growth are:

a: Predators and disease Explanation

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b: limiting factors Explanation

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c: the reproductive rate and recruitment Explanation

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d: birth rate and death rate Explanation

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2. Population density is the:

a: number of individuals per area Explanation

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b: total number of individuals of a population Explanation

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c: movement of individuals into an area Explanation

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d: number of births minus the number of deaths in a population Explanation

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3. What happens to the prey population when predators are absent?

a: goes extinct Explanation

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b: grows exponentially Explanation

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c: grows logistically Explanation

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d: remains in equilibrium Explanation

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4. Increase in theta value in an area represents:

a: More number of individuals can be found Explanation

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b: Less number of individuals can be found Explanation

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c: Average number of individuals can be found Explanation

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d: No individuals can be found Explanation

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5. At the carrying capacity, population growth stops. Does this mean that birth and death rates equal to zero?

a: Yes Explanation

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b: No Explanation

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