Which Statement About Environmental Stochasticity Is True

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which statement about environmental stochasticity is true?

• A) Environmental stochasticity places grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park at risk for extinction despite the average positive growth rate of this population.
• B) There is no fundamental difference between environmental stochasticity and demographic stochasticity.
• C) In a situation of environmental stochasticity, the underlying birth and death rates of individuals are constant across years.
• D) Extinction is much less likely to occur during periods of environmental stochasticity.

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