Based on the intermediate disturbance hypothesis,a community’s species diversity is increased by(A) frequent massive disturbance.(B) stable conditions with no disturbance.(C) moderate levels of disturbance.(D) human intervention to eliminate disturbance.

Q: Interspecific interactions affect the survivaland reproduction of the species that engage in them.…

A: In nature, the animals, plants and microbes interact in various ways to form a biological community.…

Q: Which of the following statements about systems theory, as applied in ecology, is incorrect? a)…

A: The ecological systems theory holds that different environments throughout our lifespan that may…

Q: The discipline that applies ecological principles to returningdegraded ecosystems to a more natural…

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Q: After a large hurricane in 1989, the amount of live coral cover on a coral reef decreased from >80%…

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Q: Why is environmental filtering so crucial to community structure

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Q: What is the single greatest threat to biodiversity?(A) overharvesting of commercially important…

A: Biodiversity means presence of different kinds of species of plants and animals in a habitat.

Q: When r is a positive number, the population size is (a) stable (b) increasing (c) decreasing (d)…

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Q: we tested the intermediate disturbance hypothesis formed by Joseph O Connel in 1978. His hypothesis…

A: Intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH) Intermediate disturbance hypothesis states that recurrent…

Q: Using the meta-community concept, is it still possible to conserve species (communities) that are…

A: Habitat fragmentation happens when a big, unbroken piece of habitat, such as a woodland or natural…

Q: (2) The Ontario government wants to create a list of behavioural attributes that typify invasive…

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Q: . 1) What would these two strategies be called? 2) Which species would you predict is noxious to…

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Q: for species inasion what are the local negative ecological impacts of two example invasive species

A: The local negative ecological impacts of species invasion is that it can cause extinction of many…

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Q: Define the following terms and give one example for each:(a) Commensalism(b) Parasitism(c)…

A: a.commensalism It is a positive interaction  between individuals of two species  in which one…

Q: Which level of disturbance promotes the greatest community diversity? O Very low disturbance A…

A: A community is defined as a group of different species inhabiting the same geographical area.…

Q: 0 A.) Benefits humans receive from ecosystem processes minimum viable population size need to…

A: (c)  Bioremediation (d ) zoned reserves (e) critical habitat needs

Q: When coyotes were removed from the community in Texas, several species of rodent disappeared while…

A: Biodiversity is diversity of various living organisms on the planet that it contains different types…

Q: Support for the individualistic model of community structure includes (a) the decline of honeybees…

A: The individualistic model stresses species individuality, where each species has its own abiotic…

Q: Which of the following could qualify as a top-down control ona grassland community?(A) limitation of…

A: In an ecosystem, there are two types of controls on a population. The bottom-up control is the…

Q: NOTE: (+) benefits. (0) no benefit and no harm. (-) harmed Species A [ Select ] Species B [ Select]…

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Q: A symbiotic association in which organisms are beneficial to one another is known as (a) predation…

A: Symbiosis is any variety of a detailed and long-term biological interaction between 2 completely…

Q: Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding ecological disturbances? I. Communities that…

A: Ecological disturbances are defined as the temporary or short term change that takes place in…

Q: What is the importance of disturbances and how would they change a community?

A: According to the question, we have to describe the importance of disturbances and how they would…

Q: The feeding relationships among the species in acommunity determine the community’s(A) secondary…

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Q: Anannual plant when initially colonizing an area will probably demonstrate:a.annual growth…

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Q: 1. List the three major types of community interactions. 2. Describe the relationship between a…

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Q: Which of the following characteristics would help stabilize a community (i.e. make it more resistant…

A: Ecological stability (or equilibrium) is defined as the ability of an ecosystem to revert to its…

Q: Neutral models emphasize dispersal and chance.

A: nonpartisan model: The impartial model sets that arbitrary variety in eradication and speciation…

Q: The figure below shows the growth of two species in two habitats, both when the other species is…

A: The "Ecosystem" comprises the interactions of species in a given region with their surroundings and…

Q: It is living components in an environment and may include food sources and other populations. A)…

A: An ecosystem is defined as a community of living and non-living things that work together to form a…

Q: or F Edge habitat always provides differential access to one habitat t

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A: The connection or union of two separate species is known as symbiosis. Its Greek translation is…

Q: Predators that are keystone species can maintain species diversity in a community if theya) reduce…

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Q: A model where there is a unidirectional influence from lowe to higher trophic levels A model where…

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Q: nonmigratory wildebeest populations are limited, mainly by factors that are a.) density…

A: The wildebeest, commonly known as the gnu, is an antelope species that is native to Eastern and…

Q: Succession can be viewed as the effect of ____i____ competition on a community in which ____ii____…

A: Ecology is the study of various species and their  interactions with the environment. The term…

Q: What is the interaction exhibited by the organisms named ants and aphids? a.)mutualism…

A: A biological community is defined as an interacting group of various species in a common location.…

Q: Which of the following is the interaction exhibited by the organisms named frog and lizard?…

A: Population interactions: These are defined as effects an organism that is present in a community…

Q: Which of the following regarding species interactions is INCORRECT? a) The net effects of a…

A: Reciprocal parasitism is an accurate way of describing many mutualistic interactions. The…

Q: Various studies in terrestrial and aquatic habitats (e.g. stream invertebrates) suggest that species…

A: To find: The relation between disturbances and species richness in terrestrial and aquatic habitats

Q: Distinguish between the various interspecific interactions that occur between species in a community

A: In a ecology a community is referee to the group of population of different species living together…

Q: The use of the same limiting resource by two species is called (A) parasitism, (B) competition, (C)…

A: The natural world is made up of two important components- biotic and biotic. The living organisms…

Q: Which of the following is a component of an ecosystem but not of an ecological community? (a) a…

A: Ecology is the study of interaction of organisms with one another and with the environment. Ecology…

Q: Using the community assembly theory, provide a framework or explanation on: How do some exotic…

A: Community Assembly theory states that the composition and relative abundance of species within a…

Communities and Ecosystems

Ecology contains two words: Eikos means dwelling, and logy means to study, so the combined meaning is studying habitat or living.