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Although numbers of animals in a given region may fluctuate from year to year, the fluctuations are often temporary and, over lo
Although numbers of animals in a given region may fluctuate from year to year, the fluctuations are often temporary and, over lo
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2012-01-05
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问题
Although numbers of animals in a given region may fluctuate from year to year, the fluctuations are often temporary and, over long periods, trivial. Scientists have advanced three theories of population control to account for this relative constancy.
The first theory attributes a relatively constant population to periodic climatic catastrophes that decimate populations with such frequency as to prevent them from exceeding some particular limit. In the case of small organisms with short life cycles, climatic changes need not be catastrophic: normal seasonal changes in photoperiod (daily amount of sunlight), for example, can govern population growth. This theory—the density independent view—asserts that climatic factors exert the same regulatory effect on population regardless of the number of individuals in a region.
A second theory argues that population growth is primarily density-dependent—that is, the rate of growth of a population in a region decreases as the number of animals increases. The mechanisms that manage regulation may vary. For example, as numbers increase, the food supply would probably diminish, which would increase mortality. In addition, as Lotka and Volterra have shown, predators can find prey more easily in high-density populations. Other regulators include physiological control mechanisms: for example, Christian and Davis have demonstrated how the crowding that results from a rise in numbers may bring about hormonal changes in the pituitary (垂体) and adrenal glands (肾上腺) that in turn may regulate population by lowering sexual activity and inhibiting sexual maturation. There is evidence that these effects may persist for three generations in the absence of the original provocation. One challenge for density-dependent theorists is to develop models that would allow the precise prediction of the effects of crowding.
A third theory, proposed by Wynne-Edwards and termed "epideictic", argues that organisms have evolved a "code" in the form of social or epideictic behavior displays, such as winter roosting aggregations or group vocalizing; such codes provide organisms with information on population size in a region so that they can, if necessary, exercise reproductive restraint. However, Wynne-Edwards’ theory, linking animal social behavior and population control, has been challenged, with some justification, by several studies.
Which of the following, if true, would best support the density-dependent theory of population control?
选项
A、As the number of foxes in Minnesota decrease, the growth rate of this population of foxes begins to increase.
B、As the number of woodpeckers in Vermont decreases, the growth rate of this population of woodpeckers also begins to decrease.
C、After the number of prairie dogs in Oklahoma increases, the number of predators of these dogs also begins to increase.
D、After the number of beavers in Tennessee decreases, the number of predators of these beavers begins to increase.
答案
A
解析
推断题。根据第3段首句描述the rate of growth of a population和the number of animals之间的关系可知:前者减,后者便增;前者增,后者便减。只有选项A描述的关系符合原文,由此可判定选项A为本题答案。
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