Readings study guide 5.2 -
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SECTION 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 22
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7

SECTION 2
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15

SECTION 3
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21

1. Climax communities are not stagnant, they are in a state of:
   1. dilapidation
   2. love and trust
   3. dynamic equilibrium
   4. torpor
   5. Texas
2. Populations have all the following EXCEPT:
   1. death rates
   2. birth rates
   3. density
   4. proportions of individuals that can be classified as male, adult, or yearling…
   5. dominant and subordinate individuals whose behaviors may affect their own survival
   6. populations have all the above
3. The logistic model of population growth
   1. incorporates the concept of (K) carrying capacity
   2. reduces exponential growth as population density increases
   3. has an S-shaped or sigmoidal curve
   4. serves as a conceptual guide for populations where resources are limiting
   5. all of the above are true
4. Density is:
   1. the number of animals per unit area
   2. a characteristic of an individual
   3. always a measure of habitat quality
   4. the driving force behind evolution
   5. all or the above

5. Which is incorrect:

   1. natality is # of births per x number of individuals per year
   2. mortality is # of deaths per x number of individuals per year
   3. sex ratios are # of males versus # of females
   4. fecundity is the # of eggs/offspring produced per female
   5. recruitment is the # of new individuals reaching breeding age
   6. all ARE correct
6. While several things can act both dependently and independently on a populations, the following is (are) an example (s) of a solely density independent limiting factor (s):
   1. competition
   2. limited food resources
   3. hurricane
   4. limited nesting habitat
   5. all or the above
7. The term K, or carrying capacity, is associated with which of the following:
   1. a parabola
   2. an exponential growth curve
   3. an individual
   4. a logistic growth curve
   5. yeast
8. Because of this, we would expect mice to more quickly rebound from a population decrease than a grizzly bear.
   1. grizzly bears are carnivores
   2. grizzlies cannot learn as quickly as mice
   3. mice are faster than grizzlies at running back into an area
   4. natural selection
   5. biotic potential
9. The early stages of the logistic growth equation are very similar to:
   1. the exponential growth curve
   2. the steps of a ladder
   3. the circumference of a circle
   4. death rates
   5. all or the above
10. The inflection point is:
    1. the point on the exponential growth curve where growth rate ceases to increase
    2. the point on the logistic growth curve that represents 1/2 K or the maximum sustained yield
    3. 1/2 K on the exponential growth curve
    4. carrying capacity on the logistic growth curve
    5. all or the above
11. All of the following are types of mating systems EXCEPT:
    1. polygamy
    2. monogamy
    3. chromatogamy
    4. polygyny
    5. polyandry
12. Which of the following lists all the things a population can DO:
    1. colonize, irrupt, or crash
    2. birth, death, immigrate, or emigrate
    3. increase, decrease, or remain stable
    4. density, social structure, birth-death rates, or sex-age structure
13. Wildlife management primarily revolves around studying:
    1. ecosystem
    2. biomes
    3. populations
    4. individuals
    5. all or the above
14. In managing habitat for wildlife, wildlife managers often try to maintain:
    1. high predator numbers
    2. mid-successional communities
    3. climax communities
    4. balance between nitrogen and phosphorous levels
    5. sufficient shade in an area
15. The driving force behind evolution is:
    1. dynamic equilibrium
    2. density of individuals
    3. extinction
    4. natural selection
    5. diesel
16. Leopold (1933) suggested several ways of turning back succession.  Which of the following did he mention:
    1. Ax
    2. Match
    3. Plow
    4. Cow
    5. all of the above