A Small Group of Mice Are Released on an Island

question 52

Multiple Choice

A small group of mice are released on an island without mice but with abundant food for mice and no predators.When the population stabilizes

• A)the birth rate is zero.
• B)the birth rate plus the death rate is zero.
• C)the population has reached its biotic potential.
• D)the population size equals the carrying capacity.
• E)the intrinsic rate of increase is zero.

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