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In the equation dN/dt = rN, r is a measure of the population’s intrinsic rate of increase. It is determined by which of the following? 

A sea otter and a sea star are examples of…

     The praying mantis looks very much like a blade of grass. What is it called when animals look like other animals or plants?

Two species of ducks live in a lake. One species feeds mainly near the shore, while the other prefers to forage in deeper waters. These species are engaged in which ecological activity?

According to the article Glass Eel Gold Rush Casts Maine Fishermen against Scientists, which of the following is a threat to the eel species in America?

In the video Don’t Panic, Hans Rosling talks about wealth distribution in the world.Which areas of the world were represented by the small “camel hump” in 1973? (Choose the best two)

Over the course of their evolutionary histories, the timing of flowering, the spacing of plants, and the nectar rewards of flowering plants have influenced the foraging behavior of bees, which in turn has influenced the morphology of flowers. This process is an example of:

Bubonic Plague is carried from its reservoir (rats) to human hosts via flea bites.  This is an example of a: 

The particular role (job) of an organism in its environment including types of food it eats, how it obtains its food and how it interacts with other organisms is called a what?

Naegleria fowleri, colloquially known as a “brain-eating amoeba”, is a free-living, bacteria-eating Protista that is inhaled through the nose, where it then enters the nasal and olfactory nerve tissue, travelling to the brain causing a fatal brain infection called naegleriasis or primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).  This is an example of a(n):