Which of the Following Statements About Carrying Capacity Is True

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about carrying capacity is true?

• A) An S-shaped curve represents a population's ability to increase its numbers above the carrying capacity of its habitat.
• B) J-shaped curves show the immediate limiting effect of carrying capacity on a newly introduced organism.
• C) The carrying capacity is the same for all organisms in the same area.
• D) The carrying capacity is established by the factor with the most limited availability.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond only to the actual stimuli associated with a conditioned response.

Operant Conditioning

A behavioral conditioning method where the influence of an action is shaped by reward or correction.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond appropriately to each.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus, observed in classical conditioning.