Match the following questions with the answers below.

In its simplest form commonly used by lay people (i.e., the grandmother test), species diversity (or biodiversity) is often equated with: 

In a community of birds the class sampled during a field trip, we recorded 7 different species, each with 13 individuals (abundance).  Could a reasonable person (i.e., an average UMC ornithology student) mentally and easily calculate without paper, pencil, or calculator the following terms:

Name and explain 3 techniques/strategies that birds use to reduce their brood size to match the resources available in the environment (this is often called ‘brood reduction’).

You are directing a project to sample and characterize the bird community at Old Mill State Park (a small, local state park).  Clearly you could sample 1000 plots and have ample data to do so; but you do not have the time, energy or money to sample that intensively.  How will you know how many plots to sample?  I.e., how do you know when you have sampled enough plots to detect and record most of the species richness but have not wasted your time by sampling too many plots unnecessarily?

Producing an egg is no small endeavor.  Describe the various components, parts, and the general composition of a typical egg.  Lastly, where does the female get the resources for each of these components?

Match the community ecology terms with their definitions.

The Elements of Sandwich Spreads are the following:

Which of the below Situational Characteristics DOES NOT help / hinder Charismatic and Transformational Leadership

Island Biogeography is another theoretical framework to help explain why biodiversity is high in some areas of planet earth but low in others. Which of the following are components of the island biogeography theory: