Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The use of fossil fuels has increased the available resources for populations around the world, contributing to the exponential growth rate of the human population.
2. Developing countries are less likely to agree on a global climate change treaty because they might fear that it will slow their economic growth.
3. Population sizes of predators and their prey in a community are constant over time.
4. Pioneer species make up the climax community of a given ecosystem.
5. The main source of water in streams is replenished from groundwater.
1. True
This statement is true. The use of fossil fuels has increased the available resources for populations around the world, contributing to the exponential growth rate of the human population.
2. True
This statement is true. Developing countries are less likely to agree on a global climate change treaty because they might fear that it will slow their economic growth.
3. False
This statement is false. Population sizes of predators and their prey in a community are not constant over time; they may vary in cycles that appear to be related.
4. False
This statement is false. The pioneer species make up the first organisms to populate an
ecosystem, which are then succeeded by others. A climax community is the state of equilibrium achieved until the next disturbance.
5. True
This statement is true. The main source of water in streams is replenished from groundwater.
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