The population of an insect species shows an explosive increase in numbers during rainy season followed by its disappearance at the end of the season. What does this show?
- AS-shaped or sigmoid growth of this insect
- Bthe food plants mature and die at the end of the rainy season
- CIts population growth curve is of J-type
- DThe population of its predators increases enormously
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
A J-shaped growth curve is characterized by an exponential increase in population size when resources are abundant, followed by a sudden crash when the environment becomes unfavorable or resources are exhausted, as seen in seasonal insect populations.