ES Ch 8 Understanding Populations Study Guide

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the following is an example of a parasite except

a cow in a pasture.

An example of a population is

all maple trees in a forest.

The number of wild horses per square kilometer in a prairie is the horse populations

density.

The relationship between acacia trees and the ants that live on them is an example of

mutualism.

The relationship between a Canadian lynx and a snowshoe hare is an example of

predator and prey.

The niche of a dog includes what

the neighbor's enclosed yard.

The density of a population is

the number of individuals per unit area.

Which of the following would most likely cause a large number of density-independent deaths in a population?

winter storms

What is reproductive potential and what are examples of organism with high and low reproductive potentials?

Within a few years the population increases dramatically.

Which of the following organisms has the highest reproductive potential?

bacteria

Thick fur on deer is not an example of coevolution. Why?

because thick fur evolved in response to a cold climate, not in response to other organisms

In which of the following relationships is neither species harmed?

commensalism


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