EEB 2100 UCONN FINAL EXAM ACTUAL 2025/2026 CORRECTLY ANSWERED

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EEB 2100 UCONN FINAL EXAM ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Overexplotation - Answer -overharvesting natural resources faster than their replacement is a main cause of biodiversity loss Overexploitation-Cod Fishing - Answer -Atlantic Cod fishery is depleted by 1920's technological advances such as diesel engines that allow for larger boats Georges Bank - Answer -Inundated, highly productive island where the Gulf Stream causes upwellings of nutrients as they are removed from the bottom of water bodies Largest source of fish for Europe, and then the America's from 15001900's Fish landings(Ships) in tons - Answer -Increase during times of more effort to get fish;the great acceleration. Ultimately crashes in 1992 because Atlantic Cod population becomes so depleted. Cod population has never rebounded, this is due to either changes in ecology(food web) or evolution Fishing down the food web - Answer -Fishing for large, apex predators first (e.g Tuna). Then fishing Need assistance on Online classes, Exams & Assignments? Reach out for instant help!! Full Course Assistance, Plagiarism-free Essay Writing, Research Paper, Dissertation, Discussion Posts, etc…. Confidential & Secure services. Tutors are available for all subjects! Email now at: tutorjean01@gmail.com smaller and smaller as the apex predators get over fished Overhunting: megafaunal extinctions(Bison) - Answer -Large scale extinctions of large mammal species Population reduced from 50 million to 500 due to ecological trap that makes them easy to kill with guns Now subject to genetic bottleneck because so low populations have reduced genetic variation and adaptability Overhunting: Government Sponsorship - Answer -Bounties placed on gray wolfs in North America as late as 1965, $20-50 per wolf Last wolf of Connecticut killed in Pomfret Tragedy of the Commons - Answer -Hardin's Tragedy of the Commons- When consumers maximize their gain on shared resources they destroy those resources Self interested customers deplete a shared resource Tragedy of the Commons: Origin - Answer -Towns have common greens which were originally a place townspeople could keep their cattle Each townsperson then adds more cattle until the green is overgrazed Each consumer acts rationally in their own self interest but irrationally for global interests Maximum Sustainable Yield - Answer -Harvesting only up to the rate of replacement. Limited Entry(fishing) - Answer -Only a set number of commercial fishing permits are provided at a time to maintain populations Need assistance on Online classes, Exams & Assignments? Reach out for instant help!! Full Course Assistance, Plagiarism-free Essay Writing, Research Paper, Dissertation, Discussion Posts, etc…. Confidential & Secure services. Tutors are available for all subjects! Email now at: tutorjean01@gmail.com