Carrying Capacity Is

question 67

Multiple Choice

Carrying capacity is

• A) seldom reached by marine producers and consumers because of the vast resources of the ocean.
• B) the maximum population size that a particular environment can support.
• C) fixed for most species over most of their range most of the time.
• D) determined by density and dispersion data.
• E) the term used to describe the stress a population undergoes due to limited resources.

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Definitions:

Price-Searcher Market

A market situation in which sellers set their prices for differentiated products, and buyers spend time and resources to find the best deals.

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Low Barriers

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