An organism's biotic potential is the maximum number of offspring
A)that it can produce.
B)that survive to adulthood.
C)its habitat can support.
D)it produces at one time.
E)it actually produces over its lifetime.

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Biotic potential refers to the maximum reproductive capacity of an organism under optimal environmental conditions. It is about the potential number of offspring an organism can produce, not necessarily the number that survive, the habitat can support, it produces at one time, or it actually produces over its lifetime.

An Organism's Biotic Potential Is the Maximum Number of Offspring