Multiple Choice
Human activities are likely to affect the number of populations within a metapopulation by
A) preventing the dispersal of organisms, thereby decreasing the number.
B) increasing the dispersal of organisms, thereby decreasing the number.
C) fragmenting habitat through construction and agriculture, thereby increasing the number.
D) providing food that causes organisms to spread out more, thereby increasing the number.
E) providing additional food and habitat resources, thereby increasing the number.
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