What Is the Biotic Potential of a Population

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Multiple Choice

What is the biotic potential of a population? 

• A) It is the current growth rate of a population. 
• B) It is an expression of how many offspring survive and are able to reproduce. 
• C) It is the maximum reproductive rate of a population. 
• D) It can be determined only by studying an age structure diagram.

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Definitions:

IR Spectroscopy

A technique used to identify molecular structures through the absorption of infrared light, which causes molecular vibrations.

Compounds

Substances formed from the chemical combination of two or more elements, characterized by specific molecular compositions and properties.

C=O Stretch

A vibrational mode in infrared spectroscopy, indicating the presence of a carbonyl group (\(C=O\)) in the molecule, characterized by a strong, distinctive absorption band.

Aldehydes

Organic compounds characterized by the carbonyl group bonded to at least one hydrogen atom.