Answer: Shorter extremities.
- A Shorter extremities
- B the longer body limbs
- C only bigger ear size
- D a set of long tails
Correct answer: A. Shorter extremities
Explanation: Allen’s rule: colder regions favour shorter extremities.
Exponential growth produces an ever-steepening J-curve with no limit, an unrealistic long-term model; logistic growth produces an S-curve that levels off at the carrying capacity K, as growth rate (K−N)/K shrinks to zero once resources are fully used.
Concept context
How organisms interact with abiotic factors and respond to stress, plus population attributes, growth models, and interspecific interactions such as predation, competition, and mutualism.