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ESA Certified Ecologist VIP Practice Exam
ESA — The Ecological Society of America (ESA) Certified Ecologist (CE) credential is administered by the ESA Certification Office; the written examination covers broad ecological knowledge across organismal biology, population, community, ecosystem, landscape, and applied ecology, with approximately 100 questions over a 3-hour sitting, requiring ~75% to pass.
31
Questions
180m
Time Limit
75.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 31👑 VIP
A wildlife manager is monitoring a white-tailed deer population in a 500 km² forest reserve. Census data show the population has grown from 420 individuals in 2018 to 980 individuals in 2024. Assuming logistic growth and an estimated carrying capacity (K) of 1,200, approximately what is the current per-capita growth rate (r) the manager should use when projecting next year's population size?
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