Groups of Organisms with Low Biotic Potential,such as Gray Whales

question 19

Multiple Choice

Groups of organisms with low biotic potential,such as gray whales, __________________.

• A)are r -selected
• B)show the initial stages of the extinction process
• C)have escaped from the processes of natural selection and adaptation
• D)are K -selected
• E)are not subject to density -dependent limiting factors

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