Immense increase in the number of organisms of a species is checked by:
Correct answer: C. Environmental resistance
- A. Imigration
- B. Biotic potential
- C. Environmental resistance
- D. All of these
Explanation
Environmental resistance includes limiting factors such as scarcity of food, disease, predation, and competition that prevent unlimited population growth. Biotic potential is the capacity for increase, while immigration adds individuals rather than checking growth.
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