A Change in a Population That Is Related Strictly to Its

question 11

Multiple Choice

A change in a population that is related strictly to its size is best described as ____.​

• A) density-dependent​
• B) ​density-independent
• C) ​biotic
• D) ​logistic
• E) exponential​

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Definitions:

Common Resource

A resource like air or water, that provides users with tangible benefits but is difficult to exclude nonpaying users from consuming or depleting.

Publicly Owned

A description for businesses or assets owned by the government or the public sector, often emphasizing their accountability and service to the public rather than profit motive.

Tragedy of the Commons

A situation where individual users, acting independently according to their own self-interest, deplete or spoil shared resources, leading to overall degradation.

Rival In Consumption

A characteristic of a good whereby one person's use diminishes the ability of another person to use the same good.