A Scientist Observes a Population of Grasshoppers in a Farmer's

question 4

Multiple Choice

A scientist observes a population of grasshoppers in a farmer's field several times over the summer.She notices that after each application of an insecticide the grasshopper population increases to its pre-pesticide levels very rapidly and that the population never goes near zero at any time.The scientist's results indicate the grasshopper population is probably

• A)in the lag phase.
• B)in the exponential growth phase.
• C)in the deceleration phase.
• D)in the stable equilibrium phase.
• E)at carrying capacity.