In Terms of Population Dynamics, What Is "Boom-And-Bust" Cycling

question 30

Multiple Choice

In terms of population dynamics, what is "boom-and-bust" cycling?

• A)a situation in which a population moves back and forth between rapid growth and decline
• B)a situation in which a growing population overshoots the carrying capacity of its environment and experiences a crash before stabilizing
• C)a situation in which the sex ratio in a population shows repeated oscillations
• D)a situation in which the populations of a predator species and a prey species oscillate in unison

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