Organisms-And-Population Question 329

Question: When birth rate equals death rate:

Options:

A) a population grows rapidly.

B) the size of a population remains constant.

C) density-dependent limiting factors do not affect the population.

D) a population is in danger of extinction.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] When birth rate is equal to death rate, individuals are being added to the population at the same rate at which they are being removed from the population (note that this fails to consider migration).