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Maximum survival and reproductive capacity shown by a population under optimal environmental conditions is called:

A

carrying capacity

B

natality

C

biotic potential

D

vitality

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C
Chapman (1928) proposed the term 'biotic potential' to define maximum reproductive power. An inherent power of a population or organism to survive or increase in number under optimal environmental conditions is called biotic potential.
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