BIOL 230 Study Guide - Final Guide: Optimal Foraging Theory, Keystone Species, Invasive Species
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Short-answer questions ( -page of space provided, 5 marks each) One style for these is - define, or explain briefly, or distinguish: whatever. In addition to the more recent terms here, we refer you to learning outcomes and other slides in power point presentations, where all appropriate terms are listed/highlighted/defined. All terms for the course are fair game! Argue for one option only, stating assumptions: in some ways especially by consuming only small portions of the live host/prey, rather than killing it first parasites on (or inside) animals are analogous to herbivores on plants. Suggest one specific cost of this protection-by- toxicity benefit; state your cost-idea in the form of a testable hypothesis deriving from theory, and state assumptions. Biology 230, sections 101/102 final exam preparation document, november 2012: one proposed explanation of high species-richness in the tropics compared to other areas of the earth is the productivity.
