Which Density-Dependent Process Contributed Most Significantly to the Recovery of the North

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which density-dependent process contributed most significantly to the recovery of the North American monarch butterfly population after the severe winter losses of 2002?

• A) Unusually mild weather in the eastern United States greatly improved juvenile butterfly survival.
• B) Butterfly predators starved when the monarch population dropped, and by the time it had recovered, Monarch population numbers were back up.
• C) Egg production is inversely proportional to density; the surviving monarchs had ample resources and experienced maximal reproduction.
• D) With fewer returning adults, there was less competition for food among the young caterpillars, and their survival rate was unusually high.

Identify strategies for managing stress within relationships.

Understand the concepts of stress spillover and stress crossover in relationship contexts.

Explore how contextual factors such as neighborhood and socio-economic status affect relationship satisfaction.

Apply knowledge on stress and relationships to predict outcomes in different scenarios.

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