Deer Mice Have a High Biotic Potential

question 11

Multiple Choice

Deer mice have a high biotic potential.Therefore,they have a ______________.

• A)high birth rate and high death rate
• B)high birth rate and low death rate
• C)low birth rate and high death rate
• D)low birth rate and low death rate
• E)none of the answer choices are correct

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Definitions:

Inferiority Complex

An inferiority complex is a psychological condition where a person feels a deep sense of inadequacy and insecurity, often stemming from real or imagined inferiority to others.

Oedipal Complex

A concept in psychoanalytic theory describing a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy and rivalry with the same-sex parent.

Denial

A defense mechanism in which an individual refuses to accept reality or facts, blocking external events from awareness.

Displacement

A defense mechanism where an individual redirects emotional feelings from a threatening target to a less threatening one.