In Which of the Following Terrestrial Ecosystems Would One Tend

question 57

Multiple Choice

In which of the following terrestrial ecosystems would one tend to find the highest net primary productivity?

• A) temperate grassland
• B) boreal forest
• C) tropical seasonal forest
• D) tundra and alpine region

Understand different survivorship curves and their implications for species survival strategies.

Identify and contrast characteristics of r-selected and K-selected species.

Describe the concept of carrying capacity and factors that influence it.

Understand the difference between exponential and logistic growth models in populations.

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value in a data set, which separates the higher half from the lower half.

Range

In statistics, range is the difference between the largest and smallest values in a dataset.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points around their mean value, indicating how spread out the data are.

Deviations

Differences between observed values and some reference value, often the mean of the dataset.