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Based on the data in figure 1, which of the following is the best estimate of the carrying capacity of the moose population?

1,500

If a country has a crude birth rate of 24 per 1,000 and a crude death rate of 8 per 1,000 the natural annual percent increase of its population is

1.6%

If the population of a country is growing at a rate of 1.75 percent per year, the population will double in approximately how many years?

40 years

A country currently has a population of 100 million and an annual growth rate of 3.5 percent. if the growth rate remains constant, what will be the population of this country in 40 years?

400 million

Which of the following countries has achieved replacement-level fertility?

Country C

Represents the maximum number of individuals that can be supported by a particular ecosystem on a long-term basis

E

Which of the following graphs best displays population size over time of an r-selected species that has just colonized a new habitat with abundant resources?

J Graph

based on this description, the cycads are

K-strategists with a Type l surviorship curve

Raccoons eat a variety of foods and can live in a variety of habitats, including locations near humans. Tiger salamnders eat an abundance of worms and insects and require wetland habitats so they do not try out? which of the following best identifies the diffrent species?

Raccoons are generalists, and salamanders are specialists

The K-selection reproductive strategy maximizes survival of offspring by producing

few offspring with high levels of parental care

Which of the following characteristics in the table best supports the claim that Country A is a more developed country and that Country B is a less developed country?

infant morality rate

Which of the following is a true statement about replacement- level fertility?

it is greater in countries with high infant- morality rates than in countries with low infant-morality rates

*Country graph total fertility rate Which of the following best describes the trends in the data shown in the graph above

more-developed countries tend to have lower fertility rates than less-developed countries

Which of the following statements best describes why it is predicted that the orchid mantis will be more affected by global climate change than the tropical cockroach will be?

orchid mantises tend to be advantaged in habitats that remain constant

based on this information and the graph above, which of the following best characterizes this species of dinosaur?

the dinosaurs were r-strategists and exhibited a type lll suviviorship curve

Which of the following claims is best supported by the data in the graph for the population of wolves between 1975 and 1985

the population declined following depletion of food resources after a population overshoot

Which of the following is a true statement about the total fertility of a society?

the total fertility of a society decreases as the society progresses through the demographic transition

Which of the following characteristics is most closely associated with a country that demonstrates the age structure in the diagram shown above?

there is a high total fertility rate

Which of the following is generally true of K-strategist species as compared to r-strategist species?

they have longer life spans

in 1950, a country had a total fertility rate of 5.9. In 2010, the total fertility rate of the country was 2.3. Which of the following is most likely the reason for the change in total fertility rate?

women had increased educational opportunities and had children later in life.

Which of the following countries is most likely represented in the age structure diagram shown above?

Country B