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BIO226 : Population : Population Characteristics : Review Questions

Population Characteristics: Review Questions
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1. The larkspur was given as an example in which "Local adaptation to particular habitat patches enhances fitness."

a) What do ecologists mean by a patchy environment?

b) Explain how the example of the larkspur represents a genetic compromise in an ecological context.

2. Every population has an age structure.

a) What is an age structure?

b) Under what conditions does a population's age structure become a stable age distribution?

3. Many game populations, e.g., elk and deer, are censused every year.

a) What is a population?

b) What is population density? How is population density different from population size?

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