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“Part II: Voyage to Brobdingnag, Chapter I” After the giant creature chases his companions away, Gulliver runs in the opposite direction and from a steep hill is able to survey the countryside. There he notices the unusual length of the grass. How tall is it?

“A Modest Proposal” How many families in Dublin does Swift estimate will be regular “customers for infants’ flesh”?

Which of the following would be most suited for some degree of human activity, such as selective logging?

Three examples of associations in nature include: 1) Sea anemones riding on the backs of hermit crabs where the two species protect each other from their different enemies; 2) Lactobacillus bacteria living inside the human gut, having a beneficial effect on human health; and 3) Leaf-cutting ants farming and feeding on specific fungi, which receive free food and protection. How can these three associations best be classified?

Three examples of associations in nature include: 1) Sea anemones riding on the backs of hermit crabs where the two species protect each other from their different enemies; 2) Lactobacillus bacteria living inside the human gut, having a beneficial effect on human health; and 3) Leaf-cutting ants farming and feeding on specific fungi, which receive free food and protection. How can these three associations best be classified?

All other things being equal, herbivores generally must consume _______ food than carnivores in order to meet their nutritional needs. The reason is that plant material, per gram of carbon, contains _______ nitrogen than animal material does.

The term “r-selection” refers to selection

The term “r-selection” refers to selection

Nutrient Cycling  B.  Resource pulses are occasional events of ephemeral resource superabundance that occur in many ecosystems. Herbivores, like the 17-year periodical cicadas, can have enormous impacts on the growth and reproduction in forest plants. In their immature forms they feed primarily on roots belowground biomass. What types of statistical analysis would you use to the difference in % Leaf N (Figure 7)? (2pts)

Species Interactions (Community Ecology) A.  Complete the following table with the appropriate symbol representing the fitness outcomes between two hypothetical species. (5pts) Species interaction Fitness outcome (+/-/0) Sp. 1 Fitness outcome (+/-/0) Sp. 2 i. Commensalism     ii. Competition     iii. Predation     iv. Parasitism      v. Herbivory     i.  ii.  iii.  iv.  v.