Carrying capacity is .

A. seldom exceeded in real populations.
B. the maximum population size that a particular environment can support.
C. determined by density and dispersion data.
D. fixed for most species over most of their range most of the time.
E. the term used to describe the stress a population undergoes due to limited resources.

The diagram shows a fossil of an ancient whale skull and a skull of a present-day whale. the ancient whale is extinct and is believed to be an ancestor of the present-day whale. what do these skulls most likely show that supports darwin’s theory of evolution? all populations can adapt and survive. only some organisms have a common ancestor. populations change slowly over time. populations rapidly become extinct.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes convergent evolution? the process in which two similar species evolve separately from each other and share similar characteristics the process in which a single species evolves into two or more new species the process in which two entirely different species evolve in response to each other the process in which two different species evolve separately from each other but still share similar characteristics

Which description provides the best objective summary of the article in the passage?