In Terms of Population Dynamics,what Is "Boom- And- Bust" Cycling

question 23

Multiple Choice

In terms of population dynamics,what is "boom- and- bust" cycling?

• A)a situation in which a population moves back and forth between rapid growth and decline
• B)a situation in which the sex ratio in a population shows repeated oscillations
• C)a situation in which a growing population overshoots the carrying capacity of its environment and experiences a crash before stabilizing
• D)a situation in which the populations of a predator species and a prey species oscillate in unison

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