Malthus Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Factors that limit population size (disease, war, famine, etc.) - ANSWER Population growth is checked by famine, disease, and cultural factors (e.g., late marriage). Regulate population through cultural taboos, abstinence and infanticide Carrying capacity - ANSWER - the number of organisms of a given species that can be sustained indefinitely in a given area. - Physical carrying capacity = "packing density, limited only by space and resources" - Cultural carrying capacity is...

Biogeography Analogous structures - Structures that look the same, but not because they shared a common ancestor homologous structures - Structures that look the same because they did share a common ancestor James Hutton - Geologist that believed in deep time (meaning the earth is super old). Charles Lyell - Believed earth of 4.6 billion years old Got idea from James Hutton Carl Linnaeus - Created binomial nomenclature Alfred Wallace - English contemporary to Darwin Published his resea...

Factors that limit population size - correct answer disease, war, famine, migration, high infant mortality, cultural factors (late marriage) etc. Carrying Capacity - correct answer number of organisms in a given species that can be supported indefinitely Malthus - correct answer Wrote "An Essay on the Principle of Population" 1798 -predicts population (exponential growth) will outgrow food supply (steady growth)--environmental degradation Demography - correct answer -The scie...

GGP 120 Unit 8 Final Exam Exam Questions and Answers Latest (Graded Quiz’s). The Progressive Era marked the second reaction against unlimited growth. True False Question 3 4 / 4 pts Consumers have a role to play in sustainable agriculture. True False Question 4 4 / 4 pts ____________ currently help promote renewable energy, especially in the developed world. Cheap fossil fuels Tax credits Oil subsidies Natural gas lobbyists Question 5 4 / 4 pts Non-renew...

Factors that limit population size - CORRECT ANSWER disease, war, famine, migration, high infant mortality, cultural factors (late marriage) etc. Carrying Capacity - CORRECT ANSWER number of organisms in a given species that can be supported indefinitely Malthus - CORRECT ANSWER Wrote "An Essay on the Principle of Population" 1798 -predicts population (exponential growth) will outgrow food supply (steady growth)--environmental degradation

Rival Good correct answer: Only so much to go around, ex. pizza Non -Rival Good correct answer: Consumption does not take a way from the whole, ex. TV broadcast Thomas Malthus correct answer: Believed population will outgrow food supply and disease, famine, and scarcity will cause natural corrections. Moral restraint by women. Neo-Malthusians correct answer: Population has greatest impact on environment but effects depend on lifestyle. Population growth creates scarcity, environmen...

Who is the father of Evolution? correct answer: Charles Darwin What did Darwin observe on the Galapagos Islands? correct answer: a. turtle shells and adaptation b. birds c. close islands and different climates What did Darwin note about the adaptations of the tortoises on the island? correct answer: the shape of the shell corresponds to the different habitats, (long necks and short necks) (curved and dome shells) Darwin correct answer: observed finches on the Galapagos Islands, fo...

The tendency for women or minorities to experience difficulty in climbing the corporate ladder to positions of greater responsibility is known as the: Correct Answer-Glass Ceiling The act of disengaging from a self-identifying role is called: Correct Answer-Role Exit Jon thinks that Indian food is stinky and smelly, and probably won't taste good. After he tries some however, he finds that it is actually quite tasty! What is this an example of? Correct Answer-Prejudice The gradual accep...

GGP 120Final Exam Review Questions and Answers Latest 2023/2024 Graded A+. Consumers have a role to play in sustainable agriculture. True False Question 4 4 / 4 pts ____________ currently help promote renewable energy, especially in the developed world. Cheap fossil fuels Tax credits Oil subsidies Natural gas lobbyists Question 5 4 / 4 pts Non-renewable energy sources exist in fixed amounts. True False Question 6 4 / 4 pts Recent trends in biodiversity incl...

BSC 305- FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023/2024 Evolution - ANSWER-Change in populations over time (generations). Change in species' allele frequencies/traits over time. responsible for organic diversity on Earth species - ANSWER-groups of interbreeding organisms Descent with modification - ANSWER-species related by descent from a common ancestor species Evolution- not "just a theory" (not just a hypothesis) - ANSWER-Idea of evolution predates Darwin. Darwin identified correct m...