What leads to population growth?
A) increases in mortality
B) increases in environmental resistance
C) increases in biotic potential
D) decreases in natality

Question

What leads to population growth? 
A) increases in mortality 
B) increases in environmental resistance 
C) increases in biotic potential 
D) decreases in natality

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Population growth is primarily driven by increases in biotic potential, which refers to an organism's ability to produce offspring. When biotic potential increases, the number of births in a population goes up, leading to population growth. Increases in mortality (A) and environmental resistance (B) typically have the opposite effect, reducing population growth rates. Decreases in natality (D) would also reduce population growth rates.

What Leads to Population Growth