This Figure Depicts Population Growth for Three Different Populations

question 52

Multiple Choice

This figure depicts population growth for three different populations.
-Assume the three populations represent three populations of the same species of bird that all live in the same geographic area. All population sizes are equal, and data collected on the populations' growth rates all started on the same day. There are several plausible reasons why population C has the slowest growth rate. Choose the exception.

• A)Population C started with the greatest number of birds in their reproductive prime.
• B)Birds in Population C laid fewer eggs per clutch than in the other two populations.
• C)Population C had greater numbers of natural predators in their niche than the other two populations.

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