Original Project
Interdependence in Ecosystems
Given adequate resources and an absence of disease or predators, populations of organisms in ecosystems can incr…
Item IE085001: Both disease and the number of predators can limit population growth.
Which of the following can limit the growth of a population of organisms?
- Both the number of predators and diseases can limit the growth of a population of organisms.
- The number of predators can limit the growth of a population of organisms, but diseases cannot.
- Diseases can limit the growth of a population of organisms, but the number of predators cannot.
- Neither the number or predators nor diseases can limit the growth of a population of organisms.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1366 |
6–8 n = 761 |
9–12 n = 602 |
Male n = 682 |
Female n = 660 |
English n = 1273 |
Other n = 68 |
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| A. | Both the number of predators and diseases can limit the growth of a population of organisms. | 71% | 65% | 79% | 70% | 73% | 73% | 46% |
| B. | The number of predators can limit the growth of a population of organisms, but diseases cannot. | 11% | 13% | 8% | 13% | 9% | 11% | 18% |
| C. | Diseases can limit the growth of a population of organisms, but the number of predators cannot. | 11% | 12% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 19% |
| D. | Neither the number or predators nor diseases can limit the growth of a population of organisms. | 7% | 9% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 18% |