Carrying Capacity Is

question 67

Multiple Choice

Carrying capacity is

• A) seldom reached by marine producers and consumers because of the vast resources of the ocean.
• B) the maximum population size that a particular environment can support.
• C) fixed for most species over most of their range most of the time.
• D) determined by density and dispersion data.
• E) the term used to describe the stress a population undergoes due to limited resources.

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Definitions:

Negligence Per Se

A legal doctrine that deems an act to be negligent because it violates a statute or regulation.

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An act or omission that breaches the terms of a law formulated by a governmental body, thus subjecting the violator to legal penalties.

Legislative Enactment

The process by which legislatures make or enact laws, often involving proposed legislation being debated, amended, and voted upon.

Reasonable Person

A hypothetical individual in law whose behavior serves as a standard of care used to determine negligence by comparing actions against what is considered reasonable under the circumstances.