A Population Can Grow at Its Maximum Rate, That Is

question 147

Multiple Choice

A population can grow at its maximum rate, that is, exponentially, under what circumstances?

• A) When competition is the only limiting factor
• B) When predation is the only limiting factor
• C) When food is the only limiting factor
• D) When habitat is the only limiting factor
• E) When no limiting factors are present

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Definitions:

Calculated

Done with full awareness or intentionality, often involving mathematical or strategic planning.

Microsystems

The immediate environments (such as family, school, and peer group) in which individuals interact directly and which influence their development.

Mesosystems

In ecological systems theory, the interaction between two or more settings that the developing person actively participates in, such as the connection between family experiences and school life.

Exosystems

A layer in Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory referring to settings that indirectly influence an individual, such as parents' workplaces.