A Giant Puffball Mushroom Is Capable of Producing and Releasing

question 31

Multiple Choice

A giant puffball mushroom is capable of producing and releasing trillions of spores.With this many spores produced,why do giant puffball mushrooms undergo logistic growth in established habitats?

• A)Puffball mushrooms use chemicals to limit the number of spores that survive to ensure that adults have access to nutrients.
• B)The length of time for spore germination to occur is one factor that leads to logistic growth in all species.
• C)Limiting resources,such as food,water,and space control the maximum population size of all species.
• D)Mushrooms are biologically unique organisms that are incapable of experiencing exponential growth even in habitats with unlimited resources.

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