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What statement about Bison in North America is not correct? (Extra Credit)

A punt gun was a common firearm that contributed to the near-extinction of bison.

Punt guns were very effective at harvesting a large volume of wildlife. What statement best characterizes punt guns.  Punt guns . . . . . .

In a population of bog lemmings, the losses to death and emigration are the same as the gains from birth and immigration. In this population, the rate of growth (r) is:

(Extra Credit) Passenger Pigeons were hunted into extinction. The last died in 1916. In addition to the direct mortality caused by humans in search of food, what characteristic of the remaining bird population facilitated a more rapid decline than from hunting mortality alone? 

A polygynous species has a population size of 1000 individuals, a sex ratio of 40:60 M:F, and a longevity of 6 years. Assuming a fecundity of [b] and an annual mortality of 0%, how many individuals will be in the population after 1 year? Round your answer to the nearest whole animal.

Wildlife statistics: 1) what is a P-value (or probability value), and 2) how is it generally interpreted (i.e., what is the difference in interpretation among P-values of 0.80, 0.08, and 0.008)?

Match the person to the philosophy Match the three main conservation ethics in North America to the person who historically embodied each ethic.

Ecological Footprint:  A fraction of Earth has been dedicated to meeting human needs, and that fraction has risen as the human population has risen.  If everyone on earth lived at your standard of living, what proportion of the earth will be left for all the other species? (from the assignment to go calculate your ecological footprint from an external website)

Current Topics-Federal Budget: What fraction (%) of the federal spending is spent in each of the following categories?