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Listen to part of a lecture in a biology class.

Professor, since we are going to talk about changes in animal populations in the wild, I'd like to ask about something I read in an article online, about how the population size of some animal species can affect other animal species, and how other environmental factors come into play too.

Right. Relationships between animal species in a given ecosystem can get pretty complex.Because in addition to predator-prey relationships, there are other variables that affect population size.

The article mentioned that populations of predators and their prey might go up rapidly and then decline all of a sudden.

Oh. Yeah! I read about that in my ecology class.It happens in cycles, I think that's called a boom-and-bust cycle. Right?

OK. Well, hold on a second.First I want to go over some key concepts.Let's say there was a species that had access to plenty of food and ideal conditions.Under those circumstances, its population would increase exponentially, meaning it would increase at an ever-accelerating pace.

Wow! That sounds a little scary.

Well, it doesn't usually happen.Like you said, a rapid population growth is often followed by a sudden decline.But we do occasionally see exponential growth in nonnative species when they are transplanted into a new environment.Because they face little competition and have favorable growing conditions.

But for most species, most of the time, resources are finite.There's only so much available... which leads me to my point.Every ecosystem has what we call a carrying capacity.The carrying capacity is the maximum population size of a species that can be sustained by the resources of a particular ecosystem.Resources are, of course, food, water, and just as important, space.

Although every species has a maximum rate at which the population of that species could increase, assuming ideal conditions for the species in its environment, there are always going to be environmental factors that limit population growth. This is called environmental resistance.Environmental resistance is important because it stops populations from growing out of control.Factors such food supply, predation and disease affect population size, and can change from year to year or season to season.

OK. I think I get it.

Well, let's look at a case study.That should make things clear.Some years ago, some of my colleagues conducted an experiment in an oak forest involving three different species: white-footed mice, gypsy moths and oak trees. 

OK. Now let me explain what the situation is in this forest.Oak trees produce acorns, and acorns are a primary food source for white-footed mice.Another food source for the white-footed mice is the gypsy moth.So the size of the gypsy moth population is controlled by the white-footed mice, which is a good thing because gypsy moth caterpillars are considered pests.They strip away the leaves from the oak trees every ten years or so.

So the mice eat both acorns from the oak trees and gypsy moths...And the gypsy moth caterpillars eat oak tree leaves.

Right. Now, what makes this set of relationships particularly interesting is that oak trees only produce a large number of acorns every few years.

So during the years with fewer acorns, the white-footed mice have to deal with a smaller food supply. 

Yes. But in the years with large amounts of acorns, the mice have more food, which leads to...

The white-footed mice population growing.

And the gypsy moth population decreasing.How can we know that for sure? It seems like a big jump from more acorns to fewer gypsy moths.

Well, we can know for sure because in this oak forest, the researchers decided to test the links between acorns and the two animal species.In some parts of the forest, they had volunteers drop a large number of extra acorns on the forest floor.And in another section of the forest, they removed a number of white-footed mice.In the forest areas where extra acorns had been dropped, the gypsy moth population soon went into a significant decline.But in the section of the forest where the white-footed mice had been removed, the gypsy moth population exploded.


What is the lecture mainly about?

正确答案: A

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当前版本由 十三个 更新于2018-07-18 17:20:44 感谢由 十三个 对此题目的解答所做出的贡献。

解析: (12’’)学生提出一个问题:I’d like to ask about something I read in an article online, about how the population size of some animal species can affect other animal species, and how other environmental factors come into play too. 动物之间互相影响彼此的数量,以及其他的环境因素也加入这种影响。教授的回答是:Right. Relationships between animal species in a given ecosystem can get pretty complex. Because in addition to predator-prey relationship, there are other variables that affect population size. 正确答案:A

当前版本由 敌军还有5秒到达现场 更新于2017-03-30 17:03:45 感谢由 敌军还有5秒到达现场 对此题目的解答所做出的贡献。

Q1(内容主旨题)选A 正确选项A的关键信息“ways species… affect each other’s population size”。 教授在开头与学生互动。随后教授说“Ok. Well, hold on a second. First I want to go over some key concepts”,这就表示接下来是讲主题了。但根据给出的信息不能直接完成本体,需要依靠考生听完之后的归纳。

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    正确选项A的关键信息“ways species… affect each other’s population size”。
    教授在开头与学生互动。随后教授说“Ok. Well, hold on a second. First I want to go over some key concepts”,这就表示接下来是讲主题了。但根据给出的信息不能直接完成本体,需要依靠考生听完之后的归纳。

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题库>听力-9676 -Official 32

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00:00
00:00

Listen to part of a lecture in a biology class.

Professor, since we are going to talk about changes in animal populations in the wild, I'd like to ask about something I read in an article online, about how the population size of some animal species can affect other animal species, and how other environmental factors come into play too.

Right. Relationships between animal species in a given ecosystem can get pretty complex.Because in addition to predator-prey relationships, there are other variables that affect population size.

The article mentioned that populations of predators and their prey might go up rapidly and then decline all of a sudden.

Oh. Yeah! I read about that in my ecology class.It happens in cycles, I think that's called a boom-and-bust cycle. Right?

OK. Well, hold on a second.First I want to go over some key concepts.Let's say there was a species that had access to plenty of food and ideal conditions.Under those circumstances, its population would increase exponentially, meaning it would increase at an ever-accelerating pace.

Wow! That sounds a little scary.

Well, it doesn't usually happen.Like you said, a rapid population growth is often followed by a sudden decline.But we do occasionally see exponential growth in nonnative species when they are transplanted into a new environment.Because they face little competition and have favorable growing conditions.

But for most species, most of the time, resources are finite.There's only so much available... which leads me to my point.Every ecosystem has what we call a carrying capacity.The carrying capacity is the maximum population size of a species that can be sustained by the resources of a particular ecosystem.Resources are, of course, food, water, and just as important, space.

Although every species has a maximum rate at which the population of that species could increase, assuming ideal conditions for the species in its environment, there are always going to be environmental factors that limit population growth. This is called environmental resistance.Environmental resistance is important because it stops populations from growing out of control.Factors such food supply, predation and disease affect population size, and can change from year to year or season to season.

OK. I think I get it.

Well, let's look at a case study.That should make things clear.Some years ago, some of my colleagues conducted an experiment in an oak forest involving three different species: white-footed mice, gypsy moths and oak trees. 

OK. Now let me explain what the situation is in this forest.Oak trees produce acorns, and acorns are a primary food source for white-footed mice.Another food source for the white-footed mice is the gypsy moth.So the size of the gypsy moth population is controlled by the white-footed mice, which is a good thing because gypsy moth caterpillars are considered pests.They strip away the leaves from the oak trees every ten years or so.

So the mice eat both acorns from the oak trees and gypsy moths...And the gypsy moth caterpillars eat oak tree leaves.

Right. Now, what makes this set of relationships particularly interesting is that oak trees only produce a large number of acorns every few years.

So during the years with fewer acorns, the white-footed mice have to deal with a smaller food supply. 

Yes. But in the years with large amounts of acorns, the mice have more food, which leads to...

The white-footed mice population growing.

And the gypsy moth population decreasing.How can we know that for sure? It seems like a big jump from more acorns to fewer gypsy moths.

Well, we can know for sure because in this oak forest, the researchers decided to test the links between acorns and the two animal species.In some parts of the forest, they had volunteers drop a large number of extra acorns on the forest floor.And in another section of the forest, they removed a number of white-footed mice.In the forest areas where extra acorns had been dropped, the gypsy moth population soon went into a significant decline.But in the section of the forest where the white-footed mice had been removed, the gypsy moth population exploded.


What is the lecture mainly about?

正确答案: A

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十三个 更新于2018-07-18 17:20:44

解析: (12’’)学生提出一个问题:I’d like to ask about something I read in an article online, about how the population size of some animal species can affect other animal species, and how other environmental factors come into play too. 动物之间互相影响彼此的数量,以及其他的环境因素也加入这种影响。教授的回答是:Right. Relationships between animal species in a given ecosystem can get pretty complex. Because in addition to predator-prey relationship, there are other variables that affect population size. 正确答案:A

敌军还有5秒到达现场 更新于2017-03-30 17:03:45

Q1(内容主旨题)选A 正确选项A的关键信息“ways species… affect each other’s population size”。 教授在开头与学生互动。随后教授说“Ok. Well, hold on a second. First I want to go over some key concepts”,这就表示接下来是讲主题了。但根据给出的信息不能直接完成本体,需要依靠考生听完之后的归纳。

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    Q1(内容主旨题)选A
    正确选项A的关键信息“ways species… affect each other’s population size”。
    教授在开头与学生互动。随后教授说“Ok. Well, hold on a second. First I want to go over some key concepts”,这就表示接下来是讲主题了。但根据给出的信息不能直接完成本体,需要依靠考生听完之后的归纳。

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