Read the Following Scenario, and Answer the Questions Below

question 44

Multiple Choice

Read the following scenario, and answer the questions below.

In North America, a toxic weed called leafy spurge was accidentally introduced and has grown and spread rapidly, covering millions of acres in north- central United States and south- central Canada. Leafy spurge is generally avoided by cattle and horses and may be toxic to them. Thus, rangeland where leafy spurge has spread has been damaged by the invasion of this plant.

-Some flea beetles escape from a ship and fly to a small island covered with grass but with no trees or beetle predators.As the beetles feed,they destroy all the grasses.But with abundant food,the beetle population soars,doubling in size every month.After about a year,the population crashes as thousands of beetles have destroyed almost all of the plants,and there is little left to feed the large population.This scenario best illustrates ________.

• A)the fact that the beetles have strong competition from other species for food supply
• B)constant growth followed by equilibrium
• C)a population that has stabilized near its carrying capacity
• D)exponential growth followed by a population crash

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Definitions:

Full Endorsement

A signature on the back of a negotiable instrument, such as a check, that specifies the person to whom the instrument is to be paid, transferring ownership.

Blank Endorsement

Blank Endorsement is a signature on a financial instrument, such as a check, without designating a payee, making it payable to the bearer.

Drawer

In accounting, the entity (person or organization) that issues or writes a bill of exchange, check, or draft, instructing another entity to pay.

Drawee

Bank that drawer has an account with.