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Important Questions on Organisms and Populations

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In the following equation of Verhulst - Pearl logistic growth, the letter 'r' denotes ___ .

dNdt=rNK-NK

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Match the following and select the correct option:
(a) Earthworm (p) Pioneer species
(b) Succession (q) Detrivore
(c) Ecosystem service (r) Natality
(d) Population growth (s) Pollination
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The impact of immigration on population density is:
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Read the following data carefully

Parameter Values
Initial population of lions 400
Number of new births in one year 100
Number of deaths in one year 40

Imagine the lion population grows logistically where the carrying capacity is 800. Then the per capita birth rate(b), per capita death rate(d), intrinsic rate of natural increase(r), increase or decrease in population during the unit time period dNdt are respectively

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In a growing population of the country,
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The following equation describes the exponential growth of a population
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Which of the following is not an attribute of a population?
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In the graph below, where N is population size and t is time, M represents

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When does the growth rate of a population following the logistic model equal zero? The logistic model is given as dN/dt=rN1-N/K:
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Which of the following is correct for r-selected species?
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According to the logistic population growth model, the growth rate is independent of
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What are the three types of age pyramids for the human population?
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Verhulst-Pearl logistic growth is described by the equation dNdt=rNK-NK where r'' and K'' represent
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The shape of the pyramids reflects the growth status of the population. Identify the type of age pyramid represented below for human population.

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Species with high fecundity, high growth rates, and small body sizes are typically
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If the population of a city of 100 people increases at an intrinsic rate of 0.1, but the city only has access to food and housing for 200 people, what will the current growth rate of the population be?
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Population size keeps changing depending on different factor/s such as:
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Asymptote is a logistic growth curve is obtained when
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A population has more than 50% in the post-reproductive age group; accordingly, such a population is:
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“India is a country of youngesters” on this basis, if age pyramid is made. What type of pyramid it will be?