Mi Jin Is Writing a Newspaper Article About the Day-To-Day

question 98

Multiple Choice

Mi Jin is writing a newspaper article about the day-to-day running of a baseball team. For this report, she interviews people who do a wide variety of jobs. Which of the following jobs would Mi Jin describe in her article as showing technical skill?

• A)the manager studying analytics to determine the best lineup
• B)the batting instructor giving tips to a struggling player
• C)the veteran player giving an inspirational speech to the team
• D)a player telling a joke to ease tension and improve comradery

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Definitions:

Dispersal Pattern

The way in which individuals in a population space themselves out over their environment, influencing population dynamics and community structure.

K-selected

Characterizes species that produce fewer offspring, with a larger investment in each, typically adapting to stable environments where competition is strong.

Biotic Potential

An organism’s greatest capability to reproduce in the best possible environmental circumstances.

Environmental Resistance

Factors in the environment that limit the growth, abundance, or distribution of organisms or populations within an ecosystem.