Test Bank for Ecology, 5th Edition by Bowman - Chapters 1-25, 9781605359212 Rationals Included

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Chapter 55: Population Ecology
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TEST FILE QUESTIONS
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(BybEricabBergquist)

MultiplebChoice

1.bThebpatternsbandbprocessesbofbchangesbinbpopulationsbarebcalledbpopulation
a.bstructure.
b.bdemography.
c.bdensity.
d.bdispersion.
e.bdynamics.
Answer:be
TextbookbReference:b55.1bHowbDobEcologistsbMeasurebPopulations?
Bloom’sbCategory:b1.bRemembering

2.bIfbfourbhundredbrobinsbarebfoundbinbabten-
hectarebplot,bthebdensitybofbrobinsbinbthatbplotbisb_______brobin(s)/ha.
a.b1
b.b4
c.b40
d.b400
e.b4,000
Answer:bc
TextbookbReference:b55.1bHowbDobEcologistsbMeasurebPopulations?
Bloom’sbCategory:b3.bApplying

3.bIfbabtotalbofb2,400boakbtreesbarebcountedbinbab6bkmb×b2bkmbrectangularbpatchbofbland,bthebde
nsitybofbtheboakbtreesbisb_______bperbsquarebkm.
a.b24
b.b48
c.b96
d.b120
e.b200
Answer:be
TextbookbReference:b55.1bHowbDobEcologistsbMeasurebPopulations?
Bloom’sbCategory:b3.bApplying




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,4.bSupposebthebpopulationbdensitybofbabsamplebfrombabbagwormbpopulationbisb45bperbsquareb
meter.bAssumingbthatbthebpopulationbisbuniformlybdistributed,bwhatbwouldbbebthebpopulatio
nbsizebifbthebbagwormsbencompassedbanbareabthatbwasb1bkmb×b200bm?
a.b200,000
b.b900,000
c.b9bmillion
d.b20bmillion
e.b90bmillion
Answer:bc
TextbookbReference:b55.1bHowbDobEcologistsbMeasurebPopulations?
Bloom’sbCategory:b3.bApplying

5.bForbwhichbofbthebfollowingbpopulationsbwouldbbiologistsbmostblikelybusebnumberbofbindiv
idualsbperbunitbofbvolume,bratherbthanbnumberbofbindividualsbperbunitbofbarea,binbmeasuringb
populationbdensity?
a.bPinebtreesbinbabforest
b.bMicebinbabpatchbofbgrassland
c.bGuppiesbinbablake
d.bSquirrelsbonbabcampus
e.bOakbseedlingsbinbabbackyard
Answer:bc
TextbookbReference:b55.1bHowbDobEcologistsbMeasurebPopulations?
Bloom’sbCategory:b2.bUnderstanding

6.bForbwhichbofbthebfollowingbcouldbpopulationbdensitiesbbebestimatedbmostbeasily?
a.bPinebtrees
b.bMarsupials
c.bGuppies
d.bSquirrels
e.bChimpanzees
Answer:ba
TextbookbReference:b55.1bHowbDobEcologistsbMeasurebPopulations?
Bloom’sbCategory:b2.bUnderstanding

7.bInbabstudybofbthebpopulationbdensitybofbapplebmaggotbflies,b150bfliesbarebcapturedbandbmar
kedbinbthebfirstbsampling.bTwobdaysblater,b300bfliesbarebcaptured,b15bofbwhichbhavebmarks.bB
asedbonbthesebresults,bthebestimatedbnumberbofbapplebmaggotbfliesbinbthisbpopulationbwouldb
be
a.b300.
b.b600.
c.b1,500.
d.b3,000.
e.b6,000.
Answer:bd
TextbookbReference:b55.1bHowbDobEcologistsbMeasurebPopulations?
Bloom’sbCategory:b3.bApplying



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,8.bInbabstudybofbthebpopulationbdensitybofbbullfrogs,b25barebcapturedbandbmarkedbinbthebfirstbs
ampling.bFivebdaysblater,b30bfrogsbarebcaptured,b10bofbwhichbhavebmarks.bBasedbonbthesebres
ults,bthebestimatedbnumberbofbbullfrogsbinbthisbpopulationbwouldbbe
a.b40.
b.b55.
c.b65.
d.b75.
e.b250.
Answer:bd
TextbookbReference:b55.1bHowbDobEcologistsbMeasurebPopulations?
Bloom’sbCategory:b3.bApplying

9.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbisbnotbonebofbthebconditionsbthatbwouldbbiasbanbestimatebmadebfro
mbabmark-recapturebstudy?
a.bMovementbofbindividualsbawaybfrombthebstudybsite
b.bGreaterbsusceptibilitybofbmarkedbindividualsbtobpredation
c.bFreebinterminglingbofbmarkedbindividualsbwithbunmarkedbindividuals
d.bMarkedbindividuals’bpreferencebforbtraps
e.bNonebofbthebabove
Answer:bc
TextbookbReference:b55.1bHowbDobEcologistsbMeasurebPopulations?
Bloom’sbCategory:b2.bUnderstanding

10.bResearchersbarebbeginningbabstudybofbabfieldbmousebpopulation.bTobdeterminebthebbestbp
roceduresbtobusebforbthebmark-
recapturebmethod,bthebresearchersbtryboutbdifferentbtraps,bbaits,bmarkingbmethods,bandbtimeb
intervalsbbetweenbfirstbandbsecondbcaptures.bAfterbfivebtrials,btheybhavebcalculatedbthesebesti
matesbofbpopulationbsize:b96bmice,b172bmice,b169bmice,b168bmice,bandb174bmice.bWhichbofb
thebfollowingbtrialbconditionsbwouldbaccountbforbtheblowbestimatebofb96bmicebinbthebfirstbtria
l?
a.bThebsecondbcapturebtookbplacebtoobsoonbafterbreleasebofbmarkedbmice.
b.bPredatorsbtargetedbthebmarkedbmicebmorebthanbthebunmarkedbmice.
c.bMarkedbmicebwerebunablebtobfeedbasbwellbasbunmarkedbmice.
d.bMarkedbmicebavoidedbbeingbcapturedbabsecondbtime.
e.bManybmicebwerebablebtobenterbandbleavebtrapsbwithoutbbeingbcaptured.
Answer:ba
TextbookbReference:b55.1bHowbDobEcologistsbMeasurebPopulations?
Bloom’sbCategory:b5.bEvaluating

11.bThebpopulationbcharacteristicsbofbdeer,belk,bandbotherbgamebanimalsbarebdeterminedbpri
marilybfrombhuntingbseasonbdatabcollectedbfrombkilledbanimals.bWhenbanalyzingbthesebdatab
tobestimatebpopulationbsize,bagebstructure,bandbsexbratio,bbiologistsbmustbadjustbtheirbcalcula
tionsbtobcompensatebforbabnumberbofbfeaturesbofbabhunt.Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbnotbonebofb
thosebfeatures?
a.bThebhuntbchangesbthebpopulationbsize.



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, b.bMalesbmaybbebkilledbmoreboftenbthanbfemales.
c.bVerybold,bslowbanimalsbmaybbebkilledbmoreboftenbthanbmiddle-agedbones.
d.bFirst-year,bnaivebanimalsbmaybbebkilledbmoreboftenbthanbolder,bexperiencedbones.
e.bLargebanimalsbmaybbebkilledbmorebfrequentlybthanbsmallbanimalsbofbthebsamebage.
Answer:be
TextbookbReference:b55.1bHowbDobEcologistsbMeasurebPopulations?
Bloom’sbCategory:b2.bUnderstanding

12.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbrepresentsbthebcorrectbrankingbofbdispersalbpatterns,bfrombthebon
ebthatbhasbthebgreatestbaveragebdistancebbetweenbonebindividualbandbitsbnearestbneighborbtobt
hebonebthatbhasbthebleastbdistance?
a.bRandomb>bclumpedb>bregular
b.bRandomb>bregularb>bclumped
c.bRegularb>brandomb>bclumped
d.bRegularb>bclumpedb>brandom
e.bClumpedb>bregularb>brandom
Answer:bc
TextbookbReference:b55.1bHowbDobEcologistsbMeasurebPopulations?
Bloom’sbCategory:b2.bUnderstanding

13.bInbthebspring,beachbmalebredwingbblackbirdbestablishesbabbreedingbterritorybandbprevents
botherbmalesbinbitsbpopulationbfrombentering.bThebdistributionbpatternbofbthesebmalebredwing

bblackbirdsbisbtherefore

a.brandom.
b.bcohort.
c.bclumped.
d.bregular.
e.blogistic.
Answer:bd
TextbookbReference:b55.1bHowbDobEcologistsbMeasurebPopulations?
Bloom’sbCategory:b2.bUnderstanding

14.bWhenbwhitebpinebseedsbarebblownbbybwindbintobanbopenbfield,byoungbpinebtreesbgrowbwh
ereverbthebseedsbland.bAsbthebpinebtreesbgetblarger,btheybbeginbcrowdingbeachbotherbandbcom
petingbforbspacebandblight.bMostbofbthebpinebtreesbdie,bandbthosebpinebtreesbthatbcontinuebtobli
vebarebeachblocatedbatbabdistancebfrombtheirbnearestbpinebneighbors.bWhichbofbthebfollowingb
statementsbconcerningbthebdistributionbpatternbofbabwhitebpinebpopulationboverbtimebisbtrue?
a.bThebtreesbwillbbebclumpedbatballbages.
b.bThebtreesbwillbbebclumpedbwhenbyoungbandbrandomlybspacedbwhenbolder.
c.bThebtreesbwillbbebrandomlybspacedbwhenbyoungbandbclumpedbwhenbolder.
d.bThebtreesbwillbbebrandomlybspacedbwhenbyoungbandbregularlybspacedbwhenbolder.
e.bThebtreesbwillbbebregularlybspacedbatballbages.
Answer:bd
TextbookbReference:b55.1bHowbDobEcologistsbMeasurebPopulations?
Bloom’sbCategory:b4.bAnalyzing




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