Quiz Questions | Adaptive Cycle

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What is the definition of the adaptive cycle?

A conceptual model that allows managers to predict system behavior into the future

A decision making tool that focuses on how complex systems collapse

A conceptual model that helps humans understand the structure and processes of complex system dynamics over time

The concept behind public policy that systems are erratic and unpredictable

Burger King’s constantly changing advertisements over time

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What are the key words that define the four phases of the adaptive cycle (in order: r, K, Ω, α)?

Growth, maturity, death, birth

Exploitation, conservation, collapse, reorganization

Eeney, meeney, miny, moe

Increase, stability, instability, redirection

Reorganization, exploitation, rigidity, collapse

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How do the phases of the adaptive cycle typically interact with each other?

They’re all very introverted and prefer to unite separately, in their own homes.

“r” reorganizes into a new structure that more effectively uses resources in Omega, before Omega ends change and freezes the system in “K”.

“r” accumulates resources and makes the system more rigid in “K”, which is more vulnerable to collapse during Omega, which then allows the reorganization of Omega to typically return to “r”.

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How might the “r” phase appear in a system in real life? Select the most appropriate example.

A small town that becomes a city over time

A business that changes its model and branding to appeal to a different customer base

A student who decides they can’t stand college and drops out to drive a rickety second-hand RV across the country

A political system that fails to implement adaptive policies and becomes less able to cope with climate change over time

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The adaptive cycle model expands on the traditional model of ecological succession.

True

False

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