1. If an endangered species such as the Santa Ana River wooly star were to become extinct, what effects might this have on other species?
2. What do J- and S- shaped population curves indicate about the life span of an organism?
3. Does competitive exclusion limit the diversity within a given community?
4. Why are field studies, such as the monitoring of owls, important in the study of ecology?
5. How does mutualism differ from commensalism?
6. What effect did the agricultural revolution have on the growth of the human population?
7. What does the demographic transition model say about the birth and death rates?
8. In your opinion, is a zero population growth rate possible?
9. What critical factors could affect the age structure diagram?
10. Do you believe that the human population can stabilize without widespread starvation, war or epidemics?