Which of the Following Causes Populations to Shift Most Quickly

question 62

Multiple Choice

Which of the following causes populations to shift most quickly from an exponential to a logistic population growth?

• A) favorable climatic conditions
• B) removal of predators
• C) decreased death rate
• D) competition for resources

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than the information that follows.

Halo Effect

A cognitive bias in which the perception of one positive characteristic of a person influences the overall perception of them as favorable.

Phi Phenomenon

An optical illusion of perceived motion created by the rapid succession of images or objects.

Recency Effect

The tendency to remember the most recently presented information best, compared to earlier information.