Which of the Following Would Not Be an Example of a Threshold

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would not be an example of a threshold effect?

• A) Reindeer population on St. Matthew Island in the Bering Sea had no natural predators allowing for over-population of the species
• B) The reindeer population on St. Matthew Island were able to survive because they could find more food in other parts of the island without overgrazing the food resources
• C) A majority of the reindeer population on St. Matthew Island died off because the reindeer starved once they overgrazed the food resources on the
• D) All of the above are examples of threshold effect

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