Question

mark the following statements as true or false.
disease is a biotic factor.
fertility refers to the natural capacity to and the number of offspring produced.
recruitment is not affected by immigration.
true
false

Explanation:

Statement 1: Disease is a biotic factor.

Biotic factors are living or once - living components of an ecosystem. Diseases are caused by living organisms (like bacteria, viruses, fungi) or are related to the activities of living things. So disease is a biotic factor.

Fertility, in the biological sense, is defined as the natural ability of an organism to produce offspring, and it also relates to the number of offspring that can be produced. So this statement accurately describes fertility.

Recruitment in a population context refers to the addition of new individuals to a population. Immigration is the movement of individuals into a population. When individuals immigrate into a population, it can contribute to the recruitment of that population (for example, in a workforce, immigrants can be recruited; in a biological population, immigrating organisms can be part of the recruitment). So recruitment is affected by immigration, meaning the statement "Recruitment is NOT affected by immigration" is false.

Answer:

True

Statement 2: Fertility refers to the natural capacity to and the number of offspring produced.