It Is Common to Hear About the Huge Reproductive Potential

question 18

Multiple Choice

It is common to hear about the huge reproductive potential of some organisms.Perhaps someone has mentioned that if all of the eggs of houseflies were to survive to maturity,the world would soon be covered in flies.This does not happen because,in reality,

• A)the biotic potential would be limited by environmental resistance.
• B)the biotic potential would continue to increase.
• C)environmental resistance would increase,increasing the carrying capacity.
• D)house flies would find it too difficult to locate a potential mate.

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Definitions:

Total Product Curve

A curve that depicts the total quantity of output that a firm can produce using a given quantity of input, typically labor, over a period.

Labor Usage

The total amount of labor, measured in hours or number of employees, utilized in producing goods or services.

Average Product

Average product is the output produced per unit of input, calculated by dividing total production by the number of units of input.

Marginal Product

This is the additional output resulting from one more unit of a given input, keeping all other inputs constant.