Here are the answers to your questions based on biological concepts regarding populations, communities, and conservation:
Question 1: The difference between a community and population is:
Populations refer to one species while community refers to all living species in an area.
Question 2: The direct effect on the population of mosquito larvae when mosquitofish are introduced:
Deaths increase.
Question 3: Which of the following would increase the size of a population of cardinals in a forest?
An increase in the birth rate of cardinals.
Question 4: Which of the following could explain the change in the graph regarding green sea turtle nests?
Humans passed laws preventing the collection of green sea turtles.
Question 5:
- Natality: Increase
- Mortality: Decrease
- Immigration: Increase
- Emigration: Decrease
Question 6: What is the new population at the end of the year?
The population would be 90 because the net change is minus ten.
Question 7: How do human actions affect biodiversity?
Biodiversity is decreased due to the damage that humans cause to natural habitats.
Question 8: What is the effect of global warming on biodiversity?
Many species are likely to become extinct as ecosystems disappear, such as Arctic ice and coral reefs.
Question 9: What is the carrying capacity of the fish population in the graph above?
1000 (Assuming from typical knowledge as the graph is not visible).
Question 10: Factors that can affect the carrying capacity of the pond for this fish species:
All that apply: Dissolved Oxygen supply, Food supply, Predators, Disease, Space, Human activities.
Question 11: Which of the following characteristics is most useful when classifying a eukaryote into a kingdom?
The organism’s structure and form.
Question 12: The genus name of the sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is:
Acer.
Question 13: Which of the following taxonomic levels have organisms that are most closely related?
Genus.
Question 14: Rana catesbeiana, the bullfrog, is most closely related to the:
Northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens.
Question 16: Identify the kingdom for an organism that is a unicellular autotrophic eukaryote:
Protista.
Question 17: Which two animals are most closely related?
(Use of evidence would depend on data from a table that is not provided).
Question 18 a: Compare the birth rate to the death rate in a population of snowy plovers that is increasing in size:
The birth rate must be higher than the death rate for the population to increase.
Question 19 b: Identify the expected size of the snowy plover population at the end of the year:
Expected population size is 110 (100 initial + 30 births - 20 deaths).
Question 20 c: Explain why the actual population size differed from the expected population size:
The actual population size could be lower due to factors like emigration, predation, or environmental stresses that weren't accounted for in the birth and death rates.
Question 21 d: Explain why making certain beaches off-limits during plover breeding season is a more effective conservation method than building fences:
Making certain beaches off-limits protects the plovers and their nests from disturbances and potential abandonment, while fences may still allow for disturbances from other wildlife or humans outside the fenced areas. Additionally, allowing natural behaviors without interference is vital for conservation.
Feel free to clarify any of the questions or provide additional details for further assistance!