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6. What is the term for the number of offspring a population could produce if no limits were placed on it? a. natality b. the intrinsic growth rate biotic potential a density-dependent limiting factor a density-independent limiting factor C. d. e.

6. What is the term for the number of offspring a population could produce if no limits were placed on it? a. natality b. the intrinsic growth rate biotic potential a density-dependent limiting factor a density-independent limiting factor C. d. e.

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN:9781305389892
Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Chapter52: Population Ecology
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6. What is the term for the number of offspring a population could produce if no limits were placed on it? a. natality b. C. d. e. 7. When does stable population size occur? a. when natality and immigration are greater than mortality and emigration b. when mortality and emigration are greater than natality and immigration c. when there is no emigration or immigration d. when there are no births or deaths e. when natality and immigration are equal to mortality and emigration 8. Birds find shelter and build nests in trees without harming the trees. What is the term for the symbiotic relationship between the birds and the trees? mutualism parasitism commensalism a. b. the intrinsic growth rate biotic potential a density-dependent limiting factor a density-independent limiting factor C. d. e. 9. An individual with a small ecological footprint would practice which of the following activities? a. have high resource consumption predation There is no relationship. b. eat large amounts of imported foods c. leave the water running while brushing teeth d. use solar-powered technologies e. build a home on fertile agricultural land C. 10. Why is desalinization not a feasible method for increasing the supply of fresh water? a. too expensive e. produces a large amount of waste consumes a great deal of energy all of the above none of the above
Transcribed Image Text:6. What is the term for the number of offspring a population could produce if no limits were placed on it? a. natality b. C. d. e. 7. When does stable population size occur? a. when natality and immigration are greater than mortality and emigration b. when mortality and emigration are greater than natality and immigration c. when there is no emigration or immigration d. when there are no births or deaths e. when natality and immigration are equal to mortality and emigration 8. Birds find shelter and build nests in trees without harming the trees. What is the term for the symbiotic relationship between the birds and the trees? mutualism parasitism commensalism a. b. the intrinsic growth rate biotic potential a density-dependent limiting factor a density-independent limiting factor C. d. e. 9. An individual with a small ecological footprint would practice which of the following activities? a. have high resource consumption predation There is no relationship. b. eat large amounts of imported foods c. leave the water running while brushing teeth d. use solar-powered technologies e. build a home on fertile agricultural land C. 10. Why is desalinization not a feasible method for increasing the supply of fresh water? a. too expensive e. produces a large amount of waste consumes a great deal of energy all of the above none of the above
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