Original Project
Interdependence in Ecosystems
Given adequate resources and an absence of disease or predators, populations of organisms in ecosystems can incr…
Item IE086001: Disease and the availability of resources can limit population growth.
Which of the following can limit the growth of a population of organisms?
- Both diseases and the availability of resources can limit the growth of a population of organisms.
- Diseases can limit the growth of a population of organisms, but the availability of resources cannot.
- The availability of resources can limit the growth of a population of organisms, but diseases cannot.
- Neither diseases nor the availability of resources can limit the growth of a population of organisms.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1400 |
6–8 n = 791 |
9–12 n = 607 |
Male n = 654 |
Female n = 712 |
English n = 1263 |
Other n = 103 |
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| A. | Both diseases and the availability of resources can limit the growth of a population of organisms. | 70% | 62% | 81% | 69% | 71% | 72% | 52% |
| B. | Diseases can limit the growth of a population of organisms, but the availability of resources cannot. | 14% | 18% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 20% |
| C. | The availability of resources can limit the growth of a population of organisms, but diseases cannot. | 10% | 13% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 16% |
| D. | Neither diseases nor the availability of resources can limit the growth of a population of organisms. | 5% | 7% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 12% |