Why Do Many Consumers Sometimes Replace a Product That Still

question 38

Multiple Choice

Why do many consumers sometimes replace a product that still functions?

• A) desire for new features
• B) change in the environment
• C) change in the person's role
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Emigration

Movement of individuals out of a population.

Biotic Potential

Maximum possible population growth rate under optimal conditions.

Optimal Conditions

The most favorable environmental or operational settings at which a specific process, such as an enzyme activity, performs its best.

Opportunistic Life History

A strategy wherein organisms take immediate advantage of favorable conditions for growth and reproduction without a fixed pattern, often in unpredictable environments.