Grossmont College Initial Stages of Covid 19 Pandemic Discussion

This short essay questions are designed to examine your conceptual understanding of the topics from our lectures based on chapters 18, 19, and part of 20 in a format that practices your technical, scientific writing skills . There are 5 questions each worth 10 points. Questions will be graded based on the

• You may use relevant resources to support your answer: Trunity ICB, lectures, notes, etc.
• Please include references where appropriate (see Purdue Owl (Links to an external site.)).
• Avoid lengthy quotations (see Purdue OWL (Links to an external site.)).
• Answers should be concise (1-2 paragraphs). No penalty for writing more.
• Questions will be graded based on the rubric provided
• Questions1
• Optimal foraging theory states that foraging is a compromise of risk (costs of obtaining food) and reward (nutritional value of the food). Provide an example from your quarantine/pandemic experience to illustrate optimal foraging theory. Be sure to include the risk/reward compromises made.
• questions 2
• Mating behavior and mate choice play major roles in determining reproductive success. Provide an example of an adaptation in any organism that is specific to mating. Discuss the costs/benefits of the adaptation in terms of reproductive success (fitness). You may use any example except peacocks 🙂
  question 3
• Would you consider temperature to be an ecological resource? Why or why not? Provide any relevant examples.
  Question 4
• Provide an example of how genetic drift can lead to a genetic bottleneck. Discuss the issues related to population recovery following a genetic bottleneck and any issues specific to your example.
  Question 5
• Select two threats to plant biodiversity and describe how those threats will affect ecological systems. Please be sure to include adequate detail to support your examples.