Which of the Following Is False Regarding Populations of Living

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false regarding populations of living organisms?

• A)Parents often produce many offspring.
• B)Population size is limited by the food supply.
• C)Individuals in populations actively compete for scarce resources.
• D)Individuals in populations show little or no variation.

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Definitions:

Patrilateral Parallel-cousin

A type of kinship relationship where children of a father's brother or a mother's sister are considered close relatives, often seen in cultures with strong patrilineal descent.

Parallel-cousin Marriage

A type of cousin marriage where individuals marry cousins from their parent's same sibling (e.g., two brothers' children or two sisters' children marrying each other).

Fraternal Polyandry

A form of marriage in which a woman is married to two or more men who are brothers, practiced in some cultures for economic and societal reasons.