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CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS

22 February, 2016 - 14:02
  1. Describe how a researcher would determine the size of a penguin population in Antarctica using the mark and release method.
  2. Describe the growth at various parts of the S- shaped curve of logistic growth.
  3. Give an example of how density-dependent and density-independent factors might interact.
  4. Describe the age structures in rapidly growing countries, slowly growing countries, and countries with zero population growth.
  5. Describe the competitive exclusion principle and its effects on competing species.
  6. Describe the potential effects when a keystone species is removed from a community.