A Population of Water Fleas in One Pond Has Been

question 61

Multiple Choice

A population of water fleas in one pond has been declining. A storm leads to the migration of a few individuals from another pond into the original subpopulation, and the new migrants help prevent the original population from going extinct. This is an example of

• A) environmental carrying capacity.
• B) compensation.
• C) the rescue effect.
• D) density-independent factors.
• E) habitat selection.

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