Four Primary Factors Affect the Size of a Population of a Particular

question 42

Multiple Choice

Four primary factors affect the size of a population of a particular species. Which of these is not one of those major factors?

• A)deaths
• B)births
• C)mitigation
• D)emigration
• E)immigration

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Definitions:

Canalization

A concept in developmental biology referring to the tendency of an organism to develop in a certain way, regardless of minor environmental variations.

Heredity and Environment

The interplay between genetic inheritance from parents (heredity) and all external factors (environment) in determining the physical and behavioral traits of an organism.

Germ Cells

Specialized cells involved in sexual reproduction that give rise to gametes, such as sperm in males and eggs in females, carrying the genetic information to offspring.

Zygotes

The initial cell formed when a new organism is produced by the union of sperm and egg cells, representing the earliest stage of embryonic development.