Become an increasing problem as habitat size shrinks. 

A. hotspot
B. habitat loss
C. edge effects
D. megafaunal extinction
E. extinction vortex


C. edge effects

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If an ecologist wants to determine the number of grass plants in a grassland, it is not realistic to actually count them all. Rather the researcher measures the number of individuals in several one-meter by one-meter square plots. What must they do next to estimate the total population size?

What will be an ideal response?

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Pneumocystis jiroveci infects only immunocompromised patients.

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

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The differential staining achieved with the Gram stain is due to differences in the bacterial:

a) size b) shape c) cell wall d) nucleus

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