__Selected Species Are Adapted to Stable Environments and Tend to Live

question 15

Multiple Choice

__selected species are adapted to stable environments and tend to live longer whereas, __selected species are found where, due to unpredictable conditions, it may pay a parent to produce large numbers of offspring which develop very rapidly:

• A) R and k
• B) L and m
• C) P and q
• D) K and r

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Definitions:

Required Reserve Ratio

The fraction of depositors' balances that banks must have on hand as cash, determined by the central bank to ensure the bank's liquidity and stability.

Federal Funds Rate

The interest rate at which depository institutions trade federal funds (balances held at Federal Reserve Banks) with each other overnight.

Inflation Rate

The percentage change in the price level of goods and services in an economy over a given period of time.

Prime Interest Rate

The interest rate that commercial banks charge their most creditworthy customers, often used as a benchmark in lending rates.