The Minimum Viable Population Is the

question 30

Multiple Choice

The minimum viable population is the

• A) smallest number of males needed to maintain a population.
• B) number of organisms that can reproduce in a population.
• C) smallest number of organisms capable of maintaining a population.
• D) number of organisms that can be spread over a fragmented habitat.
• E) number of organisms produced by an inbred population.

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Definitions:

Erythrocytes

Red blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and return carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs.

Erythropoiesis

The process by which red blood cells (erythrocytes) are produced in the bone marrow.

Leucopoiesis

The production of white blood cells in the bone marrow, a crucial process for immune system functioning.

White Blood Cells

Cells of the immune system involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders.