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QUESTION 11 Shannon-Wiener index (H) is a common measure for species diversity, if there exist one...
Explain how the Shannon Diversity Index is used to calculate species diversity. Using the information in the chart below, calculate the Shannon Diversity Index for both communities and indicate which...
Explain how the Shannon Diversity Index is used to calculate species diversity. Using the information in the chart below, calculate the Shannon Diversity Index for both communities and indicate which one, if either, is more diverse SPECIES Community #1 Community #2 Species A:30 N) N) 40 40 pecies B:25 pecies C:25 pecies D:0 pecies Eh0 pecies F: total N:o0 Multiple Choice There are not enough data to calculate the diversity; one needs to know the average fertility rates of each...
Use Simpson's index (equation 1) to calculate species diversity for the three communities shown in the...
Use Simpson's index (equation 1) to calculate species diversity for the three communities shown in the table below. Show your work for Community A. It is not necessary to show your work for Communities B and C. where N = the total number of individuals of all species n_i = the number of individuals of species i Use the Shannon-Weiner index (equation 2) to calculate species diversity for the three communities shown in the table above. Show your work for...
For any given sample, the highest possible value of the Shannon Weiner Index (H), is equal...
For any given sample, the highest possible value of the Shannon Weiner Index (H), is equal to the natural logarithm, of the number of species in the sample. For your sample, how does H compare with its theoretical upper limit? Explain what this means. My H value is 2.26. This is a biodiversity question for Ecology.
Th 10 QUESTION 1 Why is community diversity a better measure than richness? O Because richness...
Th 10 QUESTION 1 Why is community diversity a better measure than richness? O Because richness tells you nothing about the community O Because diversity ranges between 0 and 1 O Because diversity includes the richness of species and the evenness (balanced abundance) O Because diversity includes richness of species, distribution, and the evenness (balanced abundance) Recy Reac 10 p QUESTION 2 A venomous species of snake has Red, Yellow, and black Strips, a related venomous species has a similar...
Species Lower Dorsey Stream Pig Pen Stream Spotted dusky salamander 7 18 Imitator salamander 6 3...
Species Lower Dorsey Stream Pig Pen Stream Spotted dusky salamander 7 18 Imitator salamander 6 3 Seal salamander 5 15 Black-bellied salamander 7 11 Desmognathus spp. salamander 4 17 Blue Ridge two-lined salamander 1 31 Spring salamander 2 1 Northern slimy salamander 0 1 Black-chinned red salamander 0 0 Santeetlah salamander 1 0 Southern red-backed salamander 2 0 1. How was this set of species chosen for sampling? a. Taxonomic group b. Trophic group c. Guild d. Functional group 2....
1.Which of the following statements about species-accumulation curves is TRUE? Only gamma diversity can be estimated...
1.Which of the following statements about species-accumulation curves is TRUE? Only gamma diversity can be estimated using species-accumulation curves Species-accumulation curves are a technique to estimate alpha diversity of a relatively homogenous site Species richness will be estimated correctly using species-accumulation curves even if there are only a few samples The order in which samples are processed will not affect the precise shape of species-accumulation curve 2. Which of the following statements about beta diversity is TRUE? Beta diversity does...
23. Which of the following would be most significant in understanding the structure of an ecological...
23. Which of the following would be most significant in understanding the structure of an ecological community? I. determining how many species are present overall II. determining which particular species are present III. determining the kinds of interactions that occur among organisms of different species IV. determining the relative abundance of species A. only I and III B. only II and IV C. only I, II, and III D. only II, II, and IV E. I, I1, III, and IV...
The Fan Cost Index (FCI) is a measure of how much it costs a family of...
The Fan Cost Index (FCI) is a measure of how much it costs a family of four to attend a major league baseball game. The frequency distribution and the histogram for the Fan Cost Index are given to the right. FCI (Dollars) Frequency 100-149.99 44 150-199.99 1313 200-249.99 99 250-299.99 11 300-349.99 11 350-399.99 00 400-449.99 22 10020030040050002468101214Fan Cost IndexFrequency A bar graph has a horizontal axis labeled Fan Cost Index from 50 to 500 in increments of 50 and...
The Fan Cost Index (FCI) is a measure of how much it costs a family of...
The Fan Cost Index (FCI) is a measure of how much it costs a family of four to attend a major league baseball game. The frequency distribution and the histogram for the Fan Cost Index are given to the right. FCI (Dollars) Frequency 100-149.99 44 150-199.99 1313 200-249.99 99 250-299.99 11 300-349.99 11 350-399.99 00 400-449.99 22 10020030040050002468101214Fan Cost IndexFrequency A bar graph has a horizontal axis labeled Fan Cost Index from 50 to 500 in increments of 50 and...
QUESTION 4 1 points Save Answer One metric of genetic diversity in a population is heterozygosity,...
QUESTION 4 1 points Save Answer One metric of genetic diversity in a population is heterozygosity, i.e., the frequency of heterozygotes. For the marker(s) that are not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, does the difference between Ho and He indicate increased or decreased heterozygosity for those markers? Increased heterozygosity Decreased heterozygosity QUESTION 5 2 points Save Answer Select all the mechanisms of evolution that could explain the deviations from H-W expected frequencies for those markers, based on the difference in heterozygosity? Selection...
Explain how the Shannon Diversity Index is used to calculate species diversity. Using the information in the chart below, calculate the Shannon Diversity Index for both communities and indicate which one, if either, is more diverse SPECIES Community #1 Community #2 Species A:30 N) N) 40 40 pecies B:25 pecies C:25 pecies D:0 pecies Eh0 pecies F: total N:o0 Multiple Choice There are not enough data to calculate the diversity; one needs to know the average fertility rates of each...
Use Simpson's index (equation 1) to calculate species diversity for the three communities shown in the table below. Show your work for Community A. It is not necessary to show your work for Communities B and C. where N = the total number of individuals of all species n_i = the number of individuals of species i Use the Shannon-Weiner index (equation 2) to calculate species diversity for the three communities shown in the table above. Show your work for...
Th 10 QUESTION 1 Why is community diversity a better measure than richness? O Because richness tells you nothing about the community O Because diversity ranges between 0 and 1 O Because diversity includes the richness of species and the evenness (balanced abundance) O Because diversity includes richness of species, distribution, and the evenness (balanced abundance) Recy Reac 10 p QUESTION 2 A venomous species of snake has Red, Yellow, and black Strips, a related venomous species has a similar...
23. Which of the following would be most significant in understanding the structure of an ecological community? I. determining how many species are present overall II. determining which particular species are present III. determining the kinds of interactions that occur among organisms of different species IV. determining the relative abundance of species A. only I and III B. only II and IV C. only I, II, and III D. only II, II, and IV E. I, I1, III, and IV...
QUESTION 4 1 points Save Answer One metric of genetic diversity in a population is heterozygosity, i.e., the frequency of heterozygotes. For the marker(s) that are not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, does the difference between Ho and He indicate increased or decreased heterozygosity for those markers? Increased heterozygosity Decreased heterozygosity QUESTION 5 2 points Save Answer Select all the mechanisms of evolution that could explain the deviations from H-W expected frequencies for those markers, based on the difference in heterozygosity? Selection...
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