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Adams Problem Set 5

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Predation Interaction Population Growth equations, h stands for [x] and p stands for [x]
Host, predator
Which of the following statements is true about the interaction between hare and lynx populations?
The populations of predator and prey species respond to each other
The predator population decreases after the hare population decreases
The prey population can increase when the predator population is low
The population growth of one species responds to the population size of the other species
The symbiosis between coral (animal: Cnidaria) and zooxanthellae (protist: dinoflagellate) is a classic example a _____ Interaction. The protist is _____ from the animal because it receives _____.
Mutualism, benefitting, CO2 and shelter
In the symbiosis between coral (animal: Cnidaria) and zooxanthellae (protist: dinoflagellate), the animal is _____ by the protist because it receives _____.
Benefitted, nutrients
The figure below shows the results of the barnacle removal experiment for identifying the fundamental vs. realized niche of each species. Which of the statements are correct about this figure and the results of the experiment?
Balanus is limited by environmental factors
Chthamalus is limited by interspecific competition in the middle and lower intertidal
For these species interaction graphs, the x-axis is always [x] and the y-axis is always [x].
Species 1 population size, species 2 population size
What does K1/a12 = N2 represent in the Lotka-Volterra (competition) Models?
The population size of species 2 when species 2's use of species 1's resources equals the carrying capacity of species 1
At the population sizes indicated on the graph (*), species 1's population size will _____ and species 2's population size will ______.
Increase, decrease
Which of the following is a relationship where species are so dependent on their mutualistic relationships they cannot live in the absence of each other?
Obligate mutualism
Why is the variable p present in both the predator and prey population growth modeling equations?
The predator rate can increase predator population and decrease the prey population
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