The potential number of children women are biologically able to bear is known as:
A) the crude birth rate
B) fertility
C) fecundity
D) the crude fertility rate
E) the rate of population growth

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Fecundity refers to the potential number of children women are biologically able to bear. The crude birth rate (A) is the number of live births per 1,000 people in a population within a given period of time. Fertility (B) refers to the actual number of children that women bear. The crude fertility rate (D) is the number of live births per 1,000 women of childbearing age (usually defined as ages 15-49) in a population within a given period of time. The rate of population growth (E) refers to the percent change in population size over a given period of time, taking into account births, deaths, and migration.

The Potential Number of Children Women Are Biologically Able to Bear