Which Site in the Accompanying Figure Is the Most Likely

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which site in the accompanying figure is the most likely setting for an oil field?

• A)limestone at A
• B)limestone at B
• C)shale at C
• D)sandstone at D
• E)granite at E

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Definitions:

Biotic Potential

The maximum reproductive capacity of an organism under optimum environmental conditions.

Environmental Resistance

Total of factors in the environment that limit the numerical increase of a population in a particular region.

Carrying Capacity

The maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the environment.

Exponential Growth

Growth, particularly of a population, in which the increase occurs in the same manner as compound interest.