What happened to large animals in the areas where our species migrated?    A. We domesticated them soon after we migrated into their area   B. They died out soon after we migrated into their area   C. Nothing happened to large animals when we migrated into their territories   D. They increased in number soon after we migrated into their area

Which term describes the process whereby toxic substances increase along trophic levels of an ecosystem? a. biomassification b. biomagnification c. bioentropy d. heterotrophy

Which of the following is not a way that humans have increased the carrying capacity of the environment? a. agriculture b. using large amounts of natural resources c. domestication of animals d. use of language

Which situation would most likely lead to allopatric speciation? a. A flood causes the formation of a new lake. b. A storm causes several large trees to fall down. c. A mutation causes a new trait to develop. d. An injury causes an organism to seek out a new food source.

Describe how a researcher would determine the size of a penguin population in Antarctica using the mark and release method.

Certain species of parrot cannot be brought to the United States to be sold as pets. What is the name of the legislation that makes this illegal? a. Red List b. Migratory Bird Act c. CITES d. Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Figure 19.6 If the major food source of seals declines due to pollution or overfishing, which of the following would likely occur? a. The carrying capacity of seals would decrease, as would the seal population. b. The carrying capacity of seals would decrease, but the seal population would remain the same. c. The number of seal deaths would increase, but the number of births would also increase, so the population size would remain the same. d. The carrying capacity of seals would remain the same, but the population of seals would decrease.

Compared to the less developed countries, the highly developed ones have a higher ________. a. death rate c. total fertility rate b. birth rate d. resource consumption rate