Test #2

Question 1

Birth rate/death rate (natality/mortality)

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births and deaths per thousand people per year

Question 2

Population growth rate

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during the 1960’s the growth rate increased by 2.1% per year than began a steady decline

Question 3

Survivorship curves 3 types

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Question 4

Sex ratio/Age distribution

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Question 5

Biotic potential

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Question 6

Exponential growth curve

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Question 7

Carrying capacity, limiting factors

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Question 8

K and R strategies

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r-strategists have high reproductive potential while k- strategists remain close to carrying capacity

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More developed/less developed countries traits

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Question 10

Total fertility rate/replacement fertility rate

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Question 11

Literacy/standard of living and population growth

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Question 12

Gov’t influence on fertility China vs. India

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Question 13

Trophic levels and energy transfer- diet to feed more people

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Question 14

US population growth, baby boomers

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Question 15

Areas of negative growth, why? Areas of highest growth rates

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Question 16

Calculating doubling time

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Question 17

Major types of agriculture- shifting, labor intensive, mechanized
where used, features of each type

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Question 18

Polyculture/monoculture planting

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Question 19

the green revolution

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Question 20

Purpose of fertilizers- macro/micro nutrients

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Question 21

Importance of organic matter in soil

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Question 22

Pesticiides- problems, resurgence, resistance, health impacts

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Question 23

DDT problems…why banned in US?, impact to Pelican? Malaria

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Question 24

Herbicides- prevalence, examples, how they work

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Question 25

Bioaccumulation/biomagnification- DDT, PCBs (Hudson river)

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Question 26

Resistance by natural selection (House flies)

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Question 27

Alternatives to chemical pesticides- insects, genetic modification, pheromones, etc.

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Question 28

Sustainable Agriculture-notes from the mcGrath Farm

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Question 29

Biodiversity- | Causes of extintion- good candidates

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Question 30

History of extensions, what is going extinct and what values influence protection

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Question 31

Biodiversity- genetic (role of mutations), species, ecosystem

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Question 32

Threats to biodiversity- habitat destruction types, exotics

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Question 33

Introductions, overexploitation, pest organism. Hunting season

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Question 34

Legal protection-Threated vs endangered

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Question 35

Captive breeding programs and successes

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Question 36

CALIFORNIA CONDOR PROJECT/PALOS VERDES BLUE BUTTERFLY EATM NOTES

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Question 37

Ecosystem captital

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Question 38

Importance of wetlands

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Question 39

Maximum sustainable yield vs optimal capacity

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Question 40

Precautionary principle

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Question 41

State of the world's forests- impacts of deforestation

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Question 42

Florida Everglades

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Question 43

State of global fisheries

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Question 44

BIOMES LAB

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