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Fecundity can be defined as:

CHANGE  TO TEXT QUESTIONC. Short answer/essay (15 points each). Answer 3 of the following 4 questions. For each question, provide a well developed, complete but concise answer in the space provided. Be sure to answer all components of the question. Wherever possible, the use of figures and diagrams to support your answer is encouraged. (1.) a.Explain J.P. Grime’s classification of plant life history strategies. b.How does the classification illustrate the concept of life history trade-offs? c.Which plant group under Grime’s scheme would you most expect to display each of the following life history characteristics: (1) spread by vegetative growth, (2) produce many small seeds, (3) reproduce late in life, (4) live in highly disturbed habitats, (5) be part of a climax community, (6) semelparity.  (2.) a.List and explain the three most common modes of evolution by natural selection and provide an example of each. b. Of the three, which do you think is most likely to lead to speciation and why? c. Are these the only described modes of natural selection, if not, list and explain another mode of selection and provide an example. (3.) a.List and describe the three patterns of dispersion (not dispersal) found in natural populations. b. Of these three, which is most commonly observed in nature and which is rarest? c. Provide two real-world examples of ecological mechanisms, scenarios or processes that would lead to each of the three patterns. (4.) a.List the 6 mechanisms of competition proposed by Thomas Schoener we discussed in class. b. Briefly describe four of them and provide a real world example of each of the four you choose.

The belief that people cannot feel or experience something that they do not have a word for can be explained by ___________________________. Access Textbook 

Consider Figure 1 Above In panel _____, the phenotypic trait entirely genetically determined while in Panel _____, genotype plays no role in the phenotype.

Conversion rate can be described as 

What measures the profitability of products that are sold?

Each time a customer makes a purchase at a Walmart store from the beauty area, data is transmitted to the nearest distribution center so the merchandise can be replenished and sent on the next truck delivery. Which of the following strategies does Walmart utilize?

What is wrong with the following performance objective written for a shop specializing in high end fashions: “To earn $1,000,000 in profit during calendar year 2020”? 

Which of the following leases are most commonly used by retailers?

Which of the following is a reason for opposing big-box retailers?