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NRES 151 Lab Exam (Answered)

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NRES 151 Lab Exam (Answered) In typical scientific writing, full citations (in the literature cited section) begin with: A) the year the article was published B) the author's first name C) the author's last name D) the name of the journal E) the title of the article In the corn experiment, the addition of peat increased growth in corn plants. Why? A) peat contains nutrients B) peat contains symbiotic bacteria C) peat helps soil hold water D) peat allows for better drainage of water Which sentence below is the most correct? A) Daily rainfall was >.5 cm during 8 of the 15 weeks in which data were collected. B) Daily rainfall was > 0.5 cm during 8 of the 15 weeks in which data were collected. C) Daily rainfall was > 0.5 cm during eight of the fifteen weeks in which data were collected. D) Daily rainfall was > 0.5 cm during eight of the 15 weeks in which data were collected. Which type of population growth model best represents moose on Isle Royale as they started to be limited by food? A) logistic B) exponential C) quasi-geometric D) predator-prey E) extinction In eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis), the EB allele codes for black fur and the E+ allele codes for gray fur. Which allele is incompletely dominant (but it is safe to simply consider the allele "dominant") over the other? A) EB B) E+ C) neither is (incompletely) dominant. D) both are (incompletely) dominant over each other Data from the foraging lab were analyzed with a chi-squared test. A p-value > 0.05 suggests that: A) the first observed proportion is significantly different from the second observed proportion B) the first expected proportion is significantly different from the second expected proportion C) the observed proportion is significantly different from the expected proportion D) the observed proportion is not significantly different from the expected proportion The removal of a keystone predator _______. A) leads to a less diverse ecosystem B) leads to a more diverse ecosystem In the simulated lab exercise, at intermediate frequencies of disturbance the oak savannah ecosystem: A) was maintained B) disappeared and was replaced by a prairie C) disappeared and was replaced by jack pines. D) disappeared and was replaced by an early-successional deciduous forest. The Shannon-Weiner di

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