What was Armin Meiwes (the guy who consensually ate people) motive behind his sexual interest in eating people?

What is more likely to happen to male victims of sexual assault?

Although extinction is a natural process, current extinctions are of concern to environmentalists because _____

Using the principle of island biogeography to predict the number of species you will find at various prairie preserves, which preserve would you predict to have the greatest species richness?

A simple aquatic food web has phytoplankton, zooplankton, shrimp, and redfish. The productivity values are 200 g/m2for phytoplankton, 40 g/ m2 for zooplankton, 4 g/ m2 for shrimp and 0.5 g/ m2 for redfish. What is the trophic level transfer efficiency from zooplankton to shrimp?

Most evapotranspiration occurs from the sea.

In 1992, mangrove forests along the southern Florida coast and the Florida Keys were severely damaged by Hurricane Andrew. Up to 94% mortality was recorded in some areas, with only the shortest individuals surviving. Scientists have monitored the region and by 2001, the forest canopy had closed and the main species were rapidly gaining biomass. This is an example of

This question is to ensure that you are in the room taking the quiz. If you are not in the classroom or at an approved testing location (such as the DRC), close this quiz immediately and contact your instructor (deenaw@umn.edu).  What is the secret code?  

Which graph correctly depicts the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis?a) Linear increase in diversity with disturbance frequencyb) U-shaped curve with lowest diversity at moderate disturbancec) Hump-shaped curve with peak diversity at moderate disturbanced) Exponential decline in diversity with increased disturbance

Imagine Community 1: 5 species, one dominant species (e.g., 70 individuals), others rare (e.g., 5-10 each). Community 2: 5 species, each with roughly equal abundance (e.g., 20 individuals each).