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Ecology and Population Dynamics

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What is the result of disruptive selection in a population?

The sudden appearance of new alleles in the population

A divergence of distinct groups of individuals within a population (correct)

The elimination of all alleles in the population

The average phenotype is favored

What determines population density in a particular environment?

Neither biotic nor abiotic factors

Only abiotic factors

Both biotic and abiotic factors (correct)

Only biotic factors

What is the study of changes in populations over time?

Population biology

Population genetics

Population ecology

Population dynamics (correct)

What type of distribution occurs when individuals are spaced in a manner unrelated to the presence of others?

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What is the term for the number of individuals of a species per unit of area or volume?

Population density Signup and view all the answers

What is a feature of populations that describes the age distribution of individuals?

Age structure Signup and view all the answers

What type of selection favors two or more different phenotypes in a population?

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Ecology and Population Dynamics

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Questions and Answers

What is the result of disruptive selection in a population?

What determines population density in a particular environment?

What is the study of changes in populations over time?

What type of distribution occurs when individuals are spaced in a manner unrelated to the presence of others?

What is the term for the number of individuals of a species per unit of area or volume?

What is a feature of populations that describes the age distribution of individuals?

What type of selection favors two or more different phenotypes in a population?

What is the term for the study of the number of individuals of a particular species in an area?

What is the term for the spread of individuals in a population?

What is the term for the rate at which a population grows or declines?

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