Bioee 1610 - Prelim 1 144 Correctly Answered Questions Latest Update

Stabilizing selection {Ans: Natural selection that favors intermediate variants by acting against extreme phenotypes.}Ecology {Ans: Study of the distribution, abundance, and interactions between organisms and their environment}Estuary {Ans: A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean. Productive, since rivers deliver sediment and nutrients to the estuary.}What is r? {Ans: Intrinsic growth rate: B-D B=births D=deaths. When growth is exponential, r is at its maximum}Exponential growth model {Ans: Nt=N0e^(rt) dN/dt= rN}Bet-hedging {Ans: Living long enough to hit the jackpot reproductively during an environmentally favorable period}