Organisms And Population Question 118
Question: In an equilibrium population (at its carrying capacity), thousands of eggs and hundreds of tadpoles are produced by a single pair of frogs. About how many offsprings will live to reproduce the next year?
Options:
A) 0
B) 2
C) 10 to 20
D) More than 100
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
[b] Ecologists define carrying capacity as the maximum population size that a particular environment can support with no net increase or decrease over a relatively long period of time.
A single pair of frogs would be expected to only replace itself.
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