Answer 10 Multiple Choice Questions

lower

higher

equal

longer

calculated as death rate minus birth rate

also called the demographic transition

directly proportional to doubling time

the percent change in a population in a year

the biodiversity in that area increases

the number of organisms that will become extinct increases

the population sizes of organisms in that area decreases

the populations of organisms living in the area stabilize

humans have exceeded their carrying capacity

the incidence of disease epidemics has increased worldwide

families and individuals make choices to have fewer children

nutrition has declined in many populations

the low reflectance of asphalt pavement and most building materials, as well as heat generated by cars and other machinery

the deliberate settlement and location of most cities in low latitudes that result in warm urban landmasses

the low absorbance of asphalt pavement and most building materials, as well as heat generated by cars and other machinery

the coincidental location of most cities near geographic features that warm the urban landmasses

Increasing funding for the development of more effective pesticides

Reimbursing farmers for using integrated pest management

Rezoning land to move agriculture farther from cities

Changing the food-buying habits and attitudes of the public

the birth rate is slightly higher than the death rate

the death rate is almost equal to the birth rate

the death rate exceeds the birth rate

the birth rate far exceeds the death rate

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a swidden

a climax community

an intertropical convergence zone

Banana plant clones are all essentially the same genetically, so a disease strain that can attack one plant can attack all the plants in the crop.

Clones are more likely to acquire genetic mutations that make them susceptible to disease.

Banana plants grow in the tropics, which contain a higher diversity of plant diseases.

Banana plants have lowered fitness due to a greater frequency of homozygous deleterious recessive alleles.

the steepest, nearly vertical segment of the curve

a horizontal segment at the end of the curve

a shallow segment at the beginning of the curve

erratic changes in the curve