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Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering Population Ecology Virtual Lab I Experiments

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Spread of a Pest Population - Population Invasion

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What do invasive species include?

a: Mostly non-native species. Explanation

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b: Mostly native species. Explanation

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c: Both native and non-native species. Explanation

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d: None of the above. Explanation

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2. Why is it difficult to identify the invasion by Asian Long Horned Beetle at an early stage?

a: They come only at night (nocturnal species) Explanation

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b: They hide in the crevices of the trees. Explanation

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c: They burrow deep inside the heartwood of a tree. Explanation

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d: They are too small to identify with naked eye. Explanation

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3. How was the Asian Long Horned Beetle transported from China to North America?

a: Through shipping goods. Explanation

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b: Through wood packing material. Explanation

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c: Through natural dispersal. Explanation

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d: None. Explanation

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4. What can we predict using the mathematical model?

a: Dynamics of biotic invasions. Explanation

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b: Growth rate of a population. Explanation

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c: Dispersal rate of a population. Explanation

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d: Size of the habitat. Explanation

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5. In the mathematical model, over a time there will be increase in?

a: Density of the population. Explanation

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b: Size of the habitat. Explanation

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c: Both habitat and population. Explanation

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d: None of the above. Explanation

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