12. Population growth is limited by the following factors EXCEPT * litter size biotic potential predation environmental resistance 13. Which of the following statements about population size is TRUE? * O Increase in environmental resistance leads to immigration of individuals. O Increase in population is caused by increase in environmental resistance. O Increase in carrying capacity of an ecosystem leads to an overshoot of a population. O Decrease in environmental resistance increases the biotic potential of an organism.

12. Population growth is limited by the following factors EXCEPT * litter size biotic potential predation environmental resistance 13. Which of the following statements about population size is TRUE? * O Increase in environmental resistance leads to immigration of individuals. O Increase in population is caused by increase in environmental resistance. O Increase in carrying capacity of an ecosystem leads to an overshoot of a population. O Decrease in environmental resistance increases the biotic potential of an organism.

Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter44: Population Ecology

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Problem 15SQ: Match each term with its most suitable description. _____ carrying capacity a. maximum rate or...

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