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1) An advantage to sexual reproduction is A) that there is no need to find a mat

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Question

1) An advantage to sexual reproduction is

A) that there is no need to find a mate.

B) the potential for high population growth.

C) that offspring are adapted to the local environment.

D) increased genetic variability

5) Successful reproduction can result in a

A) lower chance of future mortality.

B) higher chance of future reproduction.

C) lower chance of future reproduction.

D) lower probability of flowering

10) You see two squirrels fighting over a food resource. This most likely represents

A) scramble competition.

B) carrying capacity.

C) contest competition.

D) interspecific competition.

11) Chemicals released by plants to inhibit germination and establishment of other species is known as

A) consumption.

B) allelopathy.

C) toxicopathy.

D) competitive exclusion.

Explanation / Answer

1) C) that offspring are adapted to the local environment.

Advantages of Sexual Reproduction are It helps natural selection remove harmful mutations from the population, Offspring are much different than parents

10) D) interspecific competition.

  interspecific competition is a form of competition in which individuals of different species compete for the same resource in an ecosystem

11) B) allelopathy.